U.S.–Venezuela War BREAKING: Russia & China SUPPORT Maduro After Trump’s Navy HITS Chinese Oil Ship

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China and Russia have voiced support for Venezuela as it faces a U.S. blockade of sanctioned oil tankers, escalating tensions with Washington. President Donald Trump has renewed calls for Nicolás Maduro to step down, saying the U.S. will keep or sell seized Venezuelan oil. Trump warned that if Maduro “plays tough,” it could be the last time, fueling fears of a wider geopolitical confrontation.     #Venezuela #USVenezuela #China #Russia #Maduro  #Trump #OilBlockade #Geopolitics #BreakingNews  #GlobalTensions #EnergyPolitics #Sanctions  #WorldNews #Caribbean #PowerStruggle

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00:00A global standoff is taking shape in the Caribbean.

00:28American warships seized oil tankers, and now two world powers stepping in.

00:36As Washington tightens the screws on Venezuela, Russia and China are moving to back President

00:42Nicolas Maduro, raising fears that a regional crisis could spiral into a wider geopolitical

00:49confrontation.

00:50China and Russia have both expressed support for Venezuela as the United States enforces

00:56what President Donald Trump calls a blockade on sanctioned oil tankers.

01:01The move comes as the U.S. ramps up pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, openly

01:07suggesting he should step aside.

01:10Trump has reiterated that the United States will keep or sell oil seized off Venezuela's

01:16coast.

01:17Asked whether his goal was regime change, Trump warned that if Maduro plays tough, it could

01:24be the last time.

01:25Those remarks have further inflamed tensions across the region.

01:30Since Trump announced the tanker blockade last week, activity at Venezuelan ports has

01:36slowed sharply.

01:37According to Reuters, millions of barrels of oil are now stuck on tankers as buyers demand

01:43steeper discounts to take the risk of sailing beyond Venezuelan waters.

01:47China reacted strongly after a tanker bound for Chinese ports was intercepted off Venezuela's

01:54coast.

01:55Beijing called the seizure a serious violation of international law and accused Washington

02:01of imposing unilateral and illegal sanctions.

02:05China is Venezuela's biggest crude buyer, accounting for roughly 4% of its oil imports.

02:11Meanwhile, Russia has also weighed in.

02:14Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Venezuelan counterpart warned that Washington's

02:21actions could destabilize the Caribbean and threaten international shipping.

02:26Moscow reaffirmed full support and solidarity with Venezuela's leadership.

02:31The United States says Venezuela is using oil revenues to finance drug trafficking and terrorism, claims

02:39Caracas denies.

02:41U.S. forces have since launched strikes on boats Washington says were linked to drugs, operations

02:47that have reportedly killed more than 100 people.

02:51Venezuela fears Washington is pursuing regime change.

02:55Maduro has accused the U.S. of international piracy and warned that the country will defend

03:01its sovereignty.

03:02On Monday, he fired back at Trump, urging the U.S. president to focus on domestic issues instead.

03:09With U.S. warships, seized tankers, and now Russian and Chinese backing for Caracas, Venezuela

03:16has become the latest flashpoint in a rapidly polarizing world.

03:20As oil, power, and politics collide, the question now is whether this standoff remains economic

03:27or turns into something far more dangerous.

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