Venezuela pide reunión urgente con la ONU por bloqueo petrolero anunciado por Trump
Este miércoles, 17 de diciembre, Venezuela pidió una reunión con carácter de urgencia al Consejo de Seguridad de las Naciones Unidas tras el bloqueo anunciado por el presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, contra los buques petroleros sancionados que salgan y entren del país suramericano, informó la Cancillería venezolana.
TL;DR
- Venezuela requested an urgent UN Security Council meeting to discuss the US blockade.
- President Trump announced a "total blockade" against sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela.
- Venezuela described Trump's declaration as "delirious" and a violation of its sovereignty.
- The blockade is seen by Venezuela as an attempt to instigate regime change.
- Venezuela also complained about the seizure of the tanker Skipper.
- Stephen Miller, Deputy White House Chief of Staff, claimed the US created Venezuela's oil industry and called its 1976 nationalization the "greatest theft" in US history.
- Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro criticized Trump's statements as "warmongering."