Venezuelan Minister of Defense, Vladimir Padrino(C), arrives for a press conference in Caracas, Venezuela, on August 1, 2017. Venezuela's Minister of Defense, Vladimir Padrino Lopez, reaffirmed on Tuesday the loyalty of the National Bolivarian Armed Forces (FANB, for its acronym in Spanish) to President Nicolas Maduro, ahead of the sanctions against him issued by the United States. (Xinhua/Stringer)
