Move interpreted as escalation of US policy as Vladimir Putin ‘reaffirms’ support for South American dictator
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Russia’s Putin affirms support for Venezuela after US seizes oil tanker ⊕
Venezuela's allies have gained new prominence amid US pressure campaign and military build-up.
How far will Trump go in his “war” with Venezuela? ○
And what’s behind the US seizure of a Venezuelan oil tanker?
U.S. preparing to seize more oil tankers off Venezuela coast: Report ○
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The Trump administration has launched a major military buildup in the Carribean as it escalates pressure on President Nicolas Maduro.
Why is Trump attacking Venezuelan boats? | The Latest ⊖⊖
US forces have seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela in a major escalation of Donald Trump’s campaign against the country’s president, Nicolás Maduro, whose government called the seizure an…
Putin Reaffirms Support for Venezuela's Maduro Amid U.S. Tensions ⊕
The call came after the United States seized an oil tanker off Venezuelan coast.
Top Democrat on House homeland security committee calls for Kristi Noem to resign as protester interrupts meeting – US politics live ⊖
Heckler shouts ‘end the deportations’ as Mississippi congressman Bennie Thompson says, under Noem’s direction, DHS has ‘detained Americans’
Chris Van Hollen, the Democratic senator from Maryland, was …
‘Follow the path of exiles’: María Corina Machado’s US-aided escape from Venezuela ⊕
Nobel peace laureate’s decision to flee on people-smuggling route is highly symbolic, but will her influence wane if unable to return?
Venezuelan Nobel laureate reunited with family after perilous jou…
'Spoof' ship: Seized oil tanker Skipper hid location data, visited Iran and Venezuela ⊖
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The seizure of the oil tanker Skipper comes as President Donald Trump has escalated pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in recent weeks.
US lawmakers condemn seizure of Venezuelan oil tanker: ‘Trump is sleepwalking us into a war’ ⊖⊖
Unease grows in Washington, including among some Republicans, over Trump administration’s escalating military posture in the Caribbean
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Senior Democratic lawmakers and …