The US State Department: We have imposed sanctions on 4 individuals and 6 entities for supporting the Maduro regime and have listed 6 ships as frozen assets.
8 hour agoPutin spoke by telephone with Venezuelan President Maduro, where they exchanged views on the further development of friendly Russian-Venezuelan relations in line with the strategic partnership and cooperation agreement that entered into force in November 2025. Putin expressed solidarity with the Venezuelan people and reaffirmed his support for the Maduro government's policy aimed at protecting national interests and sovereignty in the face of growing external pressure.
Venezuela's National Guard committed crimes against humanity over decade, UN report says
1 day agoMaduro: "I say to the people of Colombia: sooner rather than later we must refound Gran Colombia"
British maritime risk management group Vanguard said the tanker Skipper was believed to have been seized off Venezuela early on Wednesday. The U.S. has imposed sanctions on the tanker for what Washington said was involvement in Iranian oil trading when it was called the Adisa
Trump announces that the US has just seized a "large oil tanker" off the coast of Venezuela. Doesn't provide any other details
US forces have intercepted and SEIZED a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela
Maduro has thanked the protesters who demonstrated in Oslo against the awarding of the Nobel Prize to María Corina Machado.
Reuters: Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado will not receive the Nobel Peace Prize in person at the award ceremony in Oslo, the director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute said, with her current whereabouts unknown
2 day ago2 US Navy F-18 jets are currently circling between Punto Fijo and Maracaibo nVenezuela
The Trump administration is quietly preparing “day-after” plans for a post-Maduro scenario, per senior officials. The options outline possible U.S. actions to manage a power vacuum and stabilize Venezuela, whether Maduro leaves in a negotiated deal or is forced out after U.S. strikes - CNN
Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative: "For us, it is also important to maintain a presence on the ground. We are in contact with representatives of the opposition and we also support the fight against transnational organized crime."
The European Union's top representative asserts that Maduro lacks legitimacy and calls for respect for international law.
Politico: Trump does not rule out sending US troops to Venezuela
The U.S. condemns the death of former governor Alfredo Díaz: "It is another reminder of the vile nature of Maduro's criminal regime."
State Department: "The death of Venezuelan political prisoner Alfredo Díaz, arbitrarily detained at Maduro's torture center, El Helicoide, is yet another reminder of the vile nature of Maduro's criminal regime."
White House: Trump's strategy seeks to restore Washington's dominance in Latin America
1 week agoOn Dec. 4, at the direction of @SecWar Pete Hegseth, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel in international waters operated by a Designated Terrorist Organization. Intelligence confirmed that the vessel was carrying illicit narcotics and transiting along a known narco-trafficking route in the Eastern Pacific. Four male narco-militants aboard the vessel were killed
Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar on Wednesday said a radar system installed by the US military on Tobago island is aimed at detecting crude tankers violating US sanctions on Venezuelan oil. Besides oil tankers, Persad-Bissessar said that the radar will detect traffickers delivering narcotics, firearms, ammunition and migrants into Trinidad and Tobago from Venezuela, according to a statement from the Prime Minister’s office
1 week agoAll international airlines that had connections with Venezuela have already suspended their flights to Caracas. In the last few hours, Copa, Wingo, Satena, and the last remaining airline, Boliviana de Aviación, have also canceled their flights.
Colombian airline Satena temporarily suspends its flights to Venezuela
Rep. Jim Himes, top House Intel Dem, who just got briefed on the double-tap strike by Admiral Bradley and chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff. Himes told a group of journalists just now: “What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service.” Himes: “You have two individuals in clear distress, without any means of locomotion, with a destroyed vessel, who are killed by the United States.”
Trump on Truth Social: I’m dealing with, THE POISONING OF AMERICA!
Maduro confirms he spoke with Trump ten days ago: "Steps are being taken towards a respectful dialogue"
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1 week agoRubio calls Venezuela a "foothold of Iran," saying, "Iran, IRGC, and even Hezbollah [have] a presence in South America
1 week agoU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that, effective immediately, they have halted immigration and naturalization processes for individuals originating from nineteen countries, with these including: Afghanistan, Burma, Burundi, Chad, Cuba, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Laos, Libya, Republic of the Congo, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Togo, Turkmenistan, Venezuela, and Yemen
1 week agoMaduro appealed to OPEC for support in a letter, claiming U.S. "direct aggression" is destabilizing Venezuela's energy sector, as Trump tightened pressure by threatening the "closing" of Venezuelan airspace. Experts say OPEC won't intervene
Colombian President Gustavo Petro warns: "Do not threaten our sovereignty, because you will awaken the Jaguar. Attacking our sovereignty is to declare war”
President Petro announces the rescue of singer Giovanny Ayala's son and points to those allegedly responsible for the kidnapping
1 week agoDonald Trump on Venezuelan drug traffickers: "These people have killed more than 200,000 people last year. We're going to wipe out those sons of bitches."
