The Cuban dictator accused the United States of “piracy” after the seizure of the ship, whose cargo was destined for Cuba.
MADRID, Spain.- The Cuban Government reacted this Wednesday with a defense of the Nicolás Maduro regime, after the United States seize an oil tanker “very large” off the coast of Venezuela, an operation announced by President Donald Trump. According to information published by POLITICALthe ship’s cargo “was headed to Cuba,” where the state-owned company Cubametales planned to place the crude oil on the market through Asian intermediaries.
From Havana, Miguel Díaz-Canel and Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez led the discursive offensive against Washington, describing the action as an “act of piracy.” In a message published in
The Cuban dictator added that “this constitutes an act of piracy, a violation of International Law and an escalation in aggression against that brother country.”
For his part, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodríguez, replied to the official speech on the same social network, accusing Washington of intensifying its pressure on Caracas. “We strongly denounce the aggressive escalation of the United States government against Venezuela,” reads its publication. And he adds: “We condemn the vile act of piracy and the seizure by military forces of that country of a ship with Venezuelan oil, which contravenes the rules of free trade and freedom of navigation, in clear violation of International Law.”
The regime’s reaction comes as details about the operation continue to come to light. According to analysts consulted by POLITICAL and Bloomberg, the ship would have turned off its automatic identification system, a common tactic among the so-called shadow tankers used to transport Venezuelan oil to markets where sanctions apply.
