WASHINGTON – The Biden administration is planning to remove Nicaragua from the list of countries that are eligible for low-tariff shipments of sugar to the US, increasing pressure on the presidential government. Daniel Ortegaan authoritarian leader who has close ties with the Russian president Vladimir Putin,
The move comes as part of the US program for sugar import quotas for the fiscal year beginning October, which will be unveiled by the US Trade Representative’s office by Thursday. The list was seen by The Wall Street Journal, excluding Nicaragua.