Trump to impose 25% tariff on countries that buy oil, gas from Venezuela

Caracas hits out at US plan to slap tariffs on its oil buyers

The NewsVenezuela dismissed Washington’s threat to impose tariffs on countries that buy its oil as “arbitrary, illegal, and desperate.” Analysts say the move to impose the so-called secondary tariffs on the Latin American nation — over its alleged support for gang activity in the US — is unprecedented, and could represent a potent new economic weapon: Tariffs are easier to enact than traditional sanctions and are harder to avoid. The threat of t…

Trump Announces 25 Percent Tariffs on Countries that Buy Venezuela Oil

I eagerly await Trump’s major announcement for Venezuela to be the 53rd state. Nobody But the US to Get Venezuela Oil The Wall Street Journal reports Trump Plans Tariffs on Countries Buying Energy From Venezuela President Trump said he would impose a 25% tariff on any country that buys oil or gas from Venezuela, an arrangement that could allow Chevron to continue to do business there. Trump didn’t mention Chevron in a social-media post Monday, …

Trump to impose sharp tariff on countries buying Venezuelan oil

U.S. President Donald Trump announced Monday steep tariffs on imports from countries buying Venezuelan oil and gas, a punitive measure that could hit China and India, among others, and sow fresh global trade uncertainty.

Venezuelan oil tariffs condemned as 'illegal'

The Foreign Ministry in Beijing on Tuesday called on the United States to stop interfering in Venezuela's internal affairs and abolish the "illegal" unilateral sanctions on the South American country. The call came soon after US President Donald Trump announced steep tariffs on imports from countries buying Venezuelan oil and gas, a punitive measure that could hit China and India, among others, and sow fresh global trade uncertainty. Since retur…

Trump Plans to Punish Venezuelan Energy Customers

Countries that buy or sell gasoline from Venezuela soon will be looking at a 25% tariff on goods they export to the US, President Trump said in a social media post Monday. The move appears to be punishment for what reasons that Trump said include sending thousands of criminal migrants,...

IMPOSING TARIFFS ON COUNTRIES IMPORTING VENEZUELAN OIL

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