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The military command did not say whether the U.S. Coast Guard took control of the tanker as has been the case in prior seizures. Photo Credit: X@Southcom U.S. military forces boarded and took control of a seventh oil tanker connected with Venezuela on Tuesday (January 20, 2026) as the Trump administration continues its efforts to…
The U.S. military’s Southern Command confirmed the pre-dawn operation, saying U.S. forces apprehended Motor/Tanker Veronica “without incident”. File | Photo Credit: AP The United States has seized another Venezuela-linked tanker, U.S. officials told Reuters on Thursday (January 15, 2026), ahead of a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado….
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U.S. President Donald Trump said that American companies were prepared to return to Venezuela and spend billions to reactivate the struggling oil sector. File | Photo Credit: AP White House and State Department officials have told U.S. oil executives in recent weeks that they would need to return to Venezuela quickly and invest significant capital…
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Russia is prepared to respond to Venezuela’s requests for assistance, while urging against any escalation of tension in the region. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia is prepared to respond to Venezuela’s requests for assistance, while urging against any escalation of tension in the region, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Friday (November 7,…
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Russia on Sunday (October 5, 2025) condemned a U.S. strike on a vessel allegedly carrying illegal drugs off the coast of Venezuela and cautioned about the dangers of potential U.S. escalation in the entire Caribbean region. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, spoke to his Venezuelan counterpart, Yvan Gil, by telephone on Sunday,…
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