US EditionVenezuela moves to cancel energy agreements with Trinidad after US warship arrives at island nation
- Venezuela's Vice President Delcy Rodriguez announced plans to cancel energy agreements with Trinidad and Tobago due to what she described as 'hostile' actions by the island nation in hosting U.S. warships.
- The USS Gravely arrived in Trinidad for joint exercises with its navy, which Venezuelan authorities view as a provocation.
- Rodriguez will request President Nicolas Maduro to withdraw from a 2015 natural gas exploration agreement with Trinidad, describing Trinidad's decision as aligned with U.S. war efforts.
- Trinidad's Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissesar supports actions against drug traffickers, stating she would rather see them 'blown to pieces' than harm her citizens.
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Venezuela Cancels Energy Ties With Trinidad and Tobago After U.S. Warship Visit
Venezuela has called for the cancellation of energy agreements with neighboring island nation Trinidad and Tobago after the latter agreed to host a U.S. warship for joint exercises. Per the AP, Venezuela’s vice president called Trinidad and Tobago’s actions “hostile”, in the context of the United States’ attacks on boats that Washington says are used to carry drugs into the U.S. “The prime minister of Trinidad has decided to join the war-mongeri…
Since the arrival of an American warship in Trinidad and Tobago on Sunday, Venezuela was on the defensive. Caracas responded by suspending on Monday night the gas agreements with Trinidad and Tobago.
Every time he appears on television to address the country, the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, enthusiastically values the growth that, according to the official narrative, has recorded the local economy in recent months. In fact, the Central Bank of Venezuela - controlled by Chavismo and handed over to the government discourse- reports an expansion of 7 points of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) so far this year. The Economic Commission for …
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