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U.S. Officials Travel to Venezuela, a Russia Ally, as the West Isolates Putin
NY Times ^ | March 5, 2022 | Anatoly Kurmanaev, Natalie Kitroeff and Kenneth P. Vogel

Posted on 03/05/2022 4:51:06 PM PST by McGruff

Senior U.S. officials are traveling to Venezuela on Saturday to meet with the government of President Nicolás Maduro, according to people familiar with the matter, as the Biden administration steps up efforts to separate Russia from its remaining international allies amid a widening standoff over Ukraine.

The trip is the highest-level visit by Washington officials to Caracas, Venezuela’s capital, in years. The United States broke off diplomatic relations with Mr. Maduro and closed its embassy in Caracas in 2019, after accusing the authoritarian leader of electoral fraud.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2020election; cuba; gas; gasprices; inflation; iran; midterms; oil; opec; russia; venezuela

1 posted on 03/05/2022 4:51:06 PM PST by McGruff
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To: McGruff

Looks like Biden is not satisfied surrendering to Iran. Now, he has put Venezuela on the list of enemies to surrender to. Can North Korea be far behind?


2 posted on 03/05/2022 4:56:30 PM PST by chuckee
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To: McGruff

Bidet officials to Maduro: “Hey side with us, we are more communist than Russia now.”


3 posted on 03/05/2022 4:56:30 PM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on mycreen name for my FR home page.)
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To: McGruff

They are going there to try to buy oil.


4 posted on 03/05/2022 4:58:26 PM PST by BusterDog
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Maybe Russia will send some nukes to Venezuela or Cuba. I’m sure America will be cool with that.


5 posted on 03/05/2022 5:01:39 PM PST by escapefromboston (Free Chauvin)
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To: McGruff

Ummm.... yer doing it wrong.


6 posted on 03/05/2022 5:04:12 PM PST by mylife (It looks just like a telefunken U47... (===)
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To: BusterDog

“They are going there to try to buy oil.”

Exactly.


7 posted on 03/05/2022 5:05:50 PM PST by ought-six (Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule. )
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To: escapefromboston

US and NATO would just tell them to get out. Then they would demolish every tank in that Russian clusterF of an attack.


8 posted on 03/05/2022 5:06:48 PM PST by rbmillerjr (Defeating China is impossible without understanding that Russia is our enemy)
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To: McGruff
The United States broke off diplomatic relations with Mr. Maduro and closed its embassy in Caracas in 2019, after accusing the authoritarian leader of electoral fraud.

But as we know, the Biden administation never sees evidence of electoral fraud.

9 posted on 03/05/2022 5:07:41 PM PST by libertylover (Our BIGGEST problem, by far, is that most of the media is hate & agenda driven, not truth driven.)
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To: rbmillerjr

Why would NATO do that? there is nothing wrong with putting nukes in a country near America. No reason to be so worried.


10 posted on 03/05/2022 5:11:17 PM PST by escapefromboston (Free Chauvin)
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To: McGruff

Biden and Democrats cozying up to tyrants and despots. Typical leftists


11 posted on 03/05/2022 5:23:55 PM PST by VeniVidiVici (GoFundMe is a Democrat Scam)
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To: McGruff

How much cash are we going to give them?


12 posted on 03/05/2022 5:31:24 PM PST by alternatives? (The only reason to have an army is to defend your borders.)
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To: alternatives?

Biden will give Iran everything it wants. Now it is Venezuela’s turn. If I were Taiwan I’d be preparing for doomsday.


13 posted on 03/05/2022 5:42:07 PM PST by Bookshelf
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To: Bookshelf
Biden will give Iran everything it wants. Now it is Venezuela’s turn. If I were Taiwan I’d be preparing for doomsday.

Sanctions will be limited to liquor stores dumping out Chinese vodka.

14 posted on 03/05/2022 5:44:49 PM PST by Drew68 (Ron DeSantis for President 2024)
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To: McGruff

Instead of bitching about Ukraine, we should invade Venny the country and take all that oil for ourselves.


15 posted on 03/05/2022 6:01:46 PM PST by crz
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To: McGruff

Begging Maduro for Venezuelan oil?


16 posted on 03/05/2022 7:30:24 PM PST by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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To: McGruff

Is this the Babylon Bee? What relevance does Venezuela have in this conflict?


17 posted on 03/05/2022 7:31:09 PM PST by The_Media_never_lie (Fifteen days to slow the curve! Just fifteen days!)
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To: McGruff

Gee, I wonder why he isn’t running to Libya, they used to sell a lot of oil.


18 posted on 03/05/2022 7:33:35 PM PST by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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To: escapefromboston

“there is nothing wrong with putting nukes in a country near America. No reason to be so worried.”

We are not worried because it would not stand.

Russia is like the common thug who threatens you. YOu reply by asking if the thug has a gun. Because if you don’t have a gun, we’re not talking.

Same for Russians and nukes. The Russian military has been shown to be ass garbage.


19 posted on 03/05/2022 11:27:09 PM PST by rbmillerjr (Defeating China is impossible without understanding that Russia is our enemy)
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To: McGruff

A few years ago Maduro was a murderous thug. Funny how this all works. In a few years they’ll be begging Putin to increase the supply. I guess most people don’t notice


20 posted on 03/22/2022 8:45:01 AM PDT by wiseprince (Me,)
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