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  • Why Venezuela’s allies Russia and China are slinking away as Trump ramps up pressure on Maduro

    12/01/2025 12:53:55 AM PST · by dennisw · 16 replies
    NY Post ^ | Published Nov. 30, 2025, 5:28 p.m. ET | By Ronny Reyes
    Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has received little support from long-time allies Russia and China as President Trump ramps up military pressure against Caracas. Beijing and Moscow, Maduro’s two most powerful allies, have previously provided Venezuela with military equipment, financial aid, and army training in the face of American aggression — but both nations have strayed from their usual tactics as they face their own military and economic woes. While Russia previously deployed two nuclear-capable bombers to Venezuela as a united show of force against the US in 2018, Moscow’s generosity has apparently dried up as it approaches its fourth year...
  • Trump admin imposes fresh sanctions targeting Cuba, Venezuelan oil industry

    04/05/2019 1:08:19 PM PDT · by jazusamo · 5 replies
    The Hill ^ | April 5, 2019 | Brett Samuels
    The Trump administration announced Friday a fresh wave of sanctions against Venezuela, targeting the country's state-owned oil company in an effort to pressure embattled President Nicolás Maduro. Vice President Pence said during a speech in Houston that the administration will sanction 34 vessels owned or operated by Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PdVSA), as well as two companies that transport Venezuelan crude oil to Cuba. "Venezuela’s oil belongs to the Venezuelan people," Pence said. The vice president portrayed the latest tranche of sanctions as part of an ongoing effort to pressure Maduro to give up power peacefully. The administration has doled...