As fresh rounds of U.S. sanctions begin to affect Venezuela’s economy, the government in Caracas has been trying to reassure citizens that the country remains resilient against Washington’s pressure.

President Donald Trump has warned other nations that they could face a 25% tariff on their exported goods if they

Secretary of State Marco Rubio was visiting Guyana amid ExxonMobil’s oil production there. Venezuela has asserted claims to a large region of the country. Mr. Rubio later flew to Suriname.

Guyana and Venezuela are locked in a long-running dispute about which country has rights over the 160,000-square-km (62,000-square-mile) Esequibo area, which is the subject of an ongoing case at the International Court of Justice.