US EditionPutin reaffirms support for Venezuela’s Maduro over US tensions
Putin promised continued political and strategic backing to Maduro after the U.S. seized a tanker carrying about 1.2 million barrels of crude linked to sanctioned entities.
- On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin phoned Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro; the Kremlin said `Vladimir Putin expressed solidarity with the Venezuelan people` and confirmed support for Maduro's sovereignty policy.
- U.S. forces seized a Venezuelan oil tanker on Wednesday, boarding the vessel from helicopters launched off the USS Gerald R. Ford amid a regional military build-up.
- Officials identified the tanker as the Skipper, tied to Triton Navigation and sanctioned for moving oil for Iran and Hezbollah, carrying roughly 2 million barrels under a dubious Guyanese flag and masking location through manipulated tracking.
- White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said further actions cannot be ruled out, while Venezuela's government denounced the seizure as blatant theft and Russia urged avoiding wider conflict.
- Caracas' longstanding ties with Moscow and Beijing help explain Russia's stance, as Caracas maintains close ties with Russia and China, Iran's relations have grown in recent years.
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Putin Speaks to Maduro and Reaffirms His Support for Venezuela in the Face of the Crisis with the Us
Russian President Vladimir Putin reaffirmed his support for his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolás Maduro in the face of the crisis with the United States, in a telephone conversation on Thursday, according to Moscow and Caracas. The call came after the capture on Wednesday by the United States of an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, amid the US military deployment in the Caribbean initiated in late August with the declared objective of combati…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed his support for Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. In a phone call with him, he expressed “solidarity with the Venezuelan people” and reaffirmed his support for Maduro’s policy of “protecting national interests and sovereignty in the face of growing external pressure.” US President Donald Trump said through a spokesman that he was “not concerned” about the contacts between Putin and Maduro.
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