US EditionUS Seizes Venezuelan Government Aircraft in Dominican Republic
- The US formally seized a second plane belonging to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday, as stated by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
- The seized aircraft, a Dassault Falcon 200EX, was under US sanctions and has been held in Santo Domingo since April 2024.
- Authorities have known about the two planes for at least five years, and the second plane was being investigated in the Dominican Republic.
- The US aims to disrupt the flow of money to the Maduro regime, intensifying pressure after Maduro's controversial reelection in July.
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Dominicans against US interference, aggression on sovereign countries
The secretary general of the Communist Labor Party (PCT), Manuel Salazar, wrote in his account in X that “as in the times of Guacanagarix, Marco Rubio makes use of the national territory to attack Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua.” “He also plays the role of Police and seizes a plane owned by Venezuela”, continued the political leader, who on behalf of the PCT condemned the US interference and assured that “Trump and the Yankees will not pass!” On …
Venezuela denounces a “flight” by the United States, after the seizure of a government plane
Dominican authorities had already grounded the plane last year under American sanctions. Another was also seized in September 2024, shortly after the disputed re-election of Nicolas Maduro in July 2024.
US To Seize 2nd Venezuelan Plane Held in Dominican Republic for Maintenance
The administration of US President Donald Trump is preparing to seize another plane owned by the Venezuelan government currently stationed in the Dominican Republic for maintenance during a visit by American Secretary of State Marco Rubio to the Caribbean nation. Rubio was expected to make the announcement on Thursday during his visit to Santo Domingo, the final stop of his five nation tour of Central America, more than a year after Washington s…
Venezuela Denounces Theft of PDVSA Plane by the U.S. - teleSUR English
Marco Rubio confiscated the Dassault Falcon 2000EX aircraft that was in the Dominican Republic. On Friday, the government of President Nicolas Maduro called the confiscation of an aircraft owned by the state-run Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) a “blatant theft.” The aircraft, which was in the Dominican Republic, was seized by the United States for alleged violations of its sanctions and export control laws. RELATED: Venezuela Condemns Rubio’s “En…
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