Recently the German ambassador to Venezuela, Daniel Kriener, has been expelled from the country on charges of meddling with the internal affairs of Venezuela. Kriener assisted opposition leader Juan Guaidó sneak back into the country after a trip to gain the support of Guatemala. These extreme actions by the Maduro administration could result in the invasion of Venezuela by various western powers, although that does seem unlikely. Most of the EU countries have publicly spoke against an invasion of the country by the EU or US. Instead a more likely scenario is a relatively peaceful transition of power from Maduro to Guaidó. This would more than likely be a result of an unpaid military, as the venezuelan economy is failing even more so now because of all of the sanctions by other countries.
Meanwhile the U.S. has placed sanctions on Cuba due to their support for the Maduro government. The U.S. does not want to indirectly support the opposition to the Democracy they are trying to free in Venezuela along with US goals in the region. This move could also influence other supporters of the Maduro regime to rethink their choice as U.S. sanctions can cripple the economies of most countries in the world today. It will be interesting to see how this dilemma will unfold and what affect it will have on the international relations of all perspectives.