EE. UU. promete sanciones “al máximo” contra Venezuela tras el bloqueo de petroleros
Donald Trump mantiene su intención de usar "todo el poder y la fuerza de EE.UU. para enfrentar y erradicar estos carteles de la droga", reafirmó el embajador de Estados Unidos ante la Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU
TL;DR
- US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz announced maximum sanctions against Venezuela.
- The sanctions aim to deprive Nicolás Maduro's regime of resources funding the "Cartel of the Soles."
- The "Cartel of the Soles" has been designated a terrorist organization by the US.
- The US has blocked sanctioned oil tankers and intercepted vessels in the Caribbean carrying Venezuelan crude oil.
- Venezuela requested an emergency UN Security Council debate on the situation.
- The US views these oil tankers as the main economic lifeline for Maduro's regime.
- President Trump is committed to using US power to combat drug cartels in the hemisphere.
- Previous US actions include attacking drug-laden boats and intercepting tankers like the "Centuries" and "Skipper."
- A third tanker, the "Bella 1," is also being pursued for interception.