US-Cuba rapprochement isolates Venezuela: analysts
Cuba's surprise move to restore diplomatic relations with Washington leaves Havana's close ally Venezuela further isolated in a shifting political landscape, analysts here say.
The stunning announcement on Wednesday was welcomed by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro but it is likely to undercut the stridently anti-American stance he has adopted as his country slides into a deepening economic crisis.
"This announcement shakes up the Maduro government's US policy, including its political discourse, which is based in large part on the anti-imperialist struggle and the condemnation of the US embargo on Cuba," analyst Nicmer Evans told AFP.
Warmer ties between the United States and Cuba will likely have "profound implications for Venezuela," Evans added.
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