Tag: Venezuela
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De facto Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez calls on US to cooperate: tone shifts
The de facto Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez issued a statement declaring she seeks cooperation with the US for “shared development within the framework of international law”. Her tone has shifted from her previous statements, which were aligned with those of her government colleagues that condemned the US military intervention and demanded the release of Maduro.…
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I’m concerned about your concerns
Edward Zammit-Lewis has broken ranks with his colleagues and pronounced his concerns about the US military intervention in Venezuela. The Labour government’s position is the same as the EU’s position but Edward Zammit-Lewis went beyond the EU statement and condemned the US military intervention in Venezuela as an affront to international rule-of-law and the international…
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Sanctioned Russian oil-tanker ST George anchors in Hurd’s Bank
The Liberian-flagged and sanctioned oil tanker ST George (IMO: 9412775) has anchored in Hurd’s Bank – a common practice conducted by oil tankers selling oil in the area. Ships often anchor at Hurd’s Bank in periods of bad weather but Russia has been using Hurd’s Bank as an oil supply and trading hub. The ship…
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Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni says US military intervention in Venezuela was legitimate: EU calls for de-escalation and respect to international law
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has so far been the only outspoken European leader who said that the US military intervention in Venezuela was legitimate. In a public statement, the Italian Prime Minister said that she does not believe that this was the way to oust totalitarian dictators, but the US military intervention was legitimate…
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“The Cuban regime is in a lot of trouble”: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio
Speaking to NBC, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the Cuban regime was “in a lot of trouble” when asked whether it could be next after the United States captured Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro in a daring military operation over the weekend. Cuba’s Prsident Miguel Díaz-Canel said that Cubans are ready to risk…
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The journalists killed and imprisoned by Nicolás Maduro
During the dictatorial rule of Nicolás Maduro, the Venezuelan regime’s security forces murdered at least up to 4 journalists in deliberate and cold-blooded executions. On February 28th, 2019, activist and independent journalist Alí Domínguez was abducted by a group of men and was brutally beaten and tortured before he was murdered. His body was found…
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Watch: Venezuelans across the world celebrate the fall of Nicolás Maduro
Millions of Venezuelan immigrants were out in the streets in different towns and cities across the world celebrating the ousting of the unelected Venezuelan dictator, Nicolás Maduro. Celebrations in Caracas and other Venezuelan cities were quickly deterred as the army and pro-regime security forces took to the streets to control and patrol neighbourhoods after a…
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President Trump says US will take over Venezuela during transition: Venezuelans across the world celebrate arrest of Nicolás Maduro
In a press conference earlier today at Mart-a-Lago, President Donald Trump confirmed that the US has taken custody of unelected Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Maduro has been indicted by the Department of Justice over narco-trafficking to the US. President Trump also stated that US was to take over Venezuela during a transition before a democratically…
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Watch: The US strikes Venezuela: Maduro captured and flown out of the country and indicted in New York
UPDATED: President Donald Trump issued a photo of Noclas Maduro while on board the USS Iwo Jima. UPDATED: Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, have been indicted in the Southern District of New York over charged of Narco-Terrorism Conspiracy, Cocaine Importation Conspiracy, Possession of Machineguns and Destructive Devices, and Conspiracy to Possess Machineguns and…
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María Corina Machado escapes to Norway to receive the Nobel Peace Prize
Venezuelan Opposition Leader María Corina Machado has escaped Venezuela in secret and fled to Norway to receive her Nobel Peace Prize. María Corina Machado was in hiding in Venezuela before she fled the country on the 9th December. She fled in disguise, and driven through ten military checkpoints by an escort to the coast of…
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War crimes or just war? Congressman Eugene Vindman calls for investigation against Secretary Pete Hegseth
Democratic Congressman Eugene Vindman is calling on an investigation of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s orders to kill survivors of a US airstrike against against a narco-trafficking speedboat. The story about the orders of the Secretary War was published by the Washington Post which states that the Secretary of War Pete Hegseth order NAVY Seal…
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All flights to Venezuela have been cancelled as airstrikes are expected
Turkish Airlines is one of the last air-passenger transport companies that has cancelled all of its flights to Venezuela following a warning by the US Federal Aviation Administration. The US is currently conducting military operations in the Caribbean Sea against drug-traffickers suspected of travelling to the United States. These military operations are forecasted to extended…
