The Latest Breaking News from Nicolás Maduro

Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro called on the Colombian army to join forces with his country's counterparts as the U.S. continues ramping up pressure on the regime.

In the latest escalation of tensions between the US and Venezuela, on December 17 US President Donald Trump ordered a “complete blockade” of sanctioned oil tankers going into and out of Venezuela. His Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolás Maduro, called the move “warmongering threats”, and accused the US of trying to steal…

Questions abound about whether the White House will add new sanctions to oil tankers trekking to Venezuela and how broad the oil blockade will become.

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U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a blockade on sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela

Stephen Miller, president Trump's White House Deputy Chief of Staff, endorsed the president's claims that Venezuela's oil nationalization constituted a massive theft from the United States.

Mexican leader warns of conflict as US president targets sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela

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Maduro also said that Washington's "true intention" has always been to appropriate Venezuela's natural resources through "gigantic campaigns of lies and manipulation"