EE.UU. está interceptando e incautando otro buque sancionado frente a la costa de Venezuela, según Reuters
Estados Unidos está interceptando e incautando un buque frente a la costa de Venezuela en aguas internacionales, según informaron tres funcionarios estadounidenses a Reuters el sábado, una medida que se produce pocos días después de que el presidente estadounidense, Donald Trump, anunciara un «bloqueo» de todos los petroleros sancionados que entran y salen de Venezuela. […]
TL;DR
- The US is intercepting and seizing a ship off the coast of Venezuela in international waters.
- This is the second time the US has seized a tanker near Venezuela in recent weeks.
- The action follows President Trump's announcement of a total blockade of sanctioned oil tankers to and from Venezuela.
- US military presence and actions in the region have increased significantly.
- Venezuelan crude exports have dropped sharply since the first seizure.
- China is the largest buyer of Venezuelan crude.
- A sustained embargo could lead to an increase in global oil prices.
- Venezuela has utilized a 'ghost fleet' of tankers to circumvent sanctions.
- President Maduro denounces the US military deployment as an attempt to overthrow him and seize oil resources.