Venezuela denuncia ante la ONU “la mayor extorsión” de su historia por bloqueo de buques petroleros
El embajador de Venezuela ante las Naciones Unidas, Samuel Moncada, acusó este martes a Estados Unidos de someter a Caracas a “la mayor extorsión” de su historia, tras el anuncio de un bloqueo a los buques petroleros sancionados en medio del despliegue militar estadounidense en el Caribe.
TL;DR
- Venezuela's UN Ambassador Samuel Moncada accused the US of "the greatest extortion" in history.
- The accusation follows the announcement of blockades on sanctioned oil tankers amidst US military deployments in the Caribbean.
- Moncada stated the US is acting outside international law to pressure Venezuelans.
- The Maduro government alleges US measures against its oil industry are aimed at forcing it from power.
- The US claims its actions are to pressure for political change and combat illicit activities.
- The US Coast Guard intercepted an oil tanker off the Venezuelan coast on December 21st.
- Days prior, US forces seized another cargo ship off the Venezuelan coast, which Maduro called "criminal naval piracy."