Washington, Jan 4 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday said the Donald Trump administration is relying on economic pressure, naval enforcement and oil sanctions to shape developments in Venezuela, as Washington seeks to curb drug trafficking, foreign influence and regional instability emanating from the country.Speaking on CBS’ Face the Nation, Rubio said Venezuela’s oil sector lies at the centre of the crisis and represents the primary source of leverage for the United States….
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Washington, Jan 4 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sunday that the Trump administration is exerting control over Venezuela through economic and maritime pressure centred on the country’s oil industry, rejecting suggestions that Washington is planning a military occupation. In an interview with television channel CBS, Rubio said that Venezuela’s oil sector lies at the heart of the country’s crisis and is the main source of leverage for the United States.”The key to what that regim…
New York, Jan 4 (IANS) Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro has been locked in a notorious federal jail in New York after his capture by the US forces at a military base in his country, from where he had been taunting President Donald Trump.As he was escorted into the local office of the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) on Saturday night before being jailed, he said sarcastically, looking at the camera, “Good night. Happy New Year”.Once the unquestioned ruler of the oil-rich South American nation, …
Washington, Jan 4 (IANS) Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro arrived in New York City late Saturday to face US criminal charges after federal prosecutors unsealed a sweeping indictment accusing him of leading a long-running narco-terrorism and cocaine trafficking conspiracy.The indictment was made public by US Attorney General Pam Bondi and filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York. Prosecutors allege Maduro used state power to move massive quantities of cocaine toward th…
New York, Jan 4 (IANS) Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, who was seized by US Delta Force commandos, has arrived in New York to face trial in a federal court on narco-terrorism charges. Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, who landed at the Stewart Air National Guard Base on Saturday, were taken by helicopter to a heliport in downtown Manhattan near federal offices and courts.Amid high security, they were driven away in a motorcade. Their first stop was expected to be the Drug Enforcement Agency o…