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The United States told the United Nations on Tuesday that it will impose and enforce sanctions against Venezuela to the fullest extent possible, escalating pressure on President Nicolas Maduro’s government as Russia and China warned the move could raise tensions across Latin America.

Speaking at a U.N. Security Council meeting in New York, U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz said Washington aims to cut off what it views as the Maduro government’s remaining sources of income, particularly through oil shipments that have continued despite existing restrictions.

“The single most serious threat to this hemisphere, our very own neighborhood and the United States, …