US EditionDonald Trump's Grand Oil Blockade Was Immediately Challenged by the Russian Navy, and Now Two Ships Have Been Seized
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Donald Trump's grand oil blockade was immediately challenged by the Russian Navy, and now two ships have been seized
Donald Trump’s military forces are tweaking Russia’s nose by targeting oil shipments, seizing not one but two sanctioned tankers in a single day across the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean. The action kicked off when US European Command (EUCOM) announced the initial seizure of the Russian-flagged Marinera oil tanker in the North Atlantic. Later that same morning, US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) confirmed the separate, successful apprehension of a…
The U.S. seizes a Russian-flagged oil tanker linked to Venezuela By Nic Robertson and Natasha Bertrand, CNN The U.S. seized an oil tanker linked to Venezuela after tracking it across the Atlantic, according to a social media publication by the U.S. government. Originally called Bella 1, the oil tanker was sanctioned by the U.S. in 2024 for operating within a “phantom float” of oil tankers carrying oil illegally. The news of the operation was ini…
DEXYPTAGE - Washington states that the ship intercepted on Wednesday was for "violation of American sanctions", under a warrant issued by a US federal court. Moscow sees it as an infringement of international law, which enshrines freedom of navigation on the high seas.
Russia and Venezuela—Toward a New Yalta?
The Kremlin’s response to Nicolas Maduro’s ousting has, so far, been notably muted. Aside from pro forma Foreign Ministry criticism of US actions and expressions of solidarity with Interim President Delcy Rodriguez Gomez’ government, neither Vladimir Putin nor his ubiquitous press spokesman Dmitry Peskov have uttered a word. And yet Venezuela has for decades been a significant Russian client state and anchor of Russian influence in Latin America…
US approaches new oil tanker that defied blockade in Venezuela
The US Coast Guard announced a new interception of an oil tanker in Caribbean waters this Friday (9). This is the fifth sanctioned ship that defied the maritime blockade imposed by President Donald Trump in Venezuela and ended up being boarded by American forces. White House officials informed the The Wall Street Journal that the […]
The Chinese Foreign Minister accused the United States of serious violations of international law, after confiscating two oil related oil from Venezuela.
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