Caracas.- The president of the United States, donald trumpindicated that he does not rule out the possibility of a war with Venezuelanear whose waters your country maintains a military deploymentwhile his counterpart Nicolás Ripewithout referring to the Republican, expressed his rejection of those he called “ambitious imperialists” who seek to “steal” oil and other natural resources.
Trump, who this week accused Venezuela of having stolen “oil, land and other assets” from the United States, said in an interview with NBC News broadcast this Friday that Maduro, with whom he spoke by phone in November, “knows exactly” and “more than anyone” what he wants, although the Republican leader refused to confirm whether the ultimate goal of his strategy is to overthrow the Chavista.
The American president ordered on tuesday block the entry and exit of Venezuela of all oil tankers sanctioned by his country, a week after having seized a ship loaded with crude oil near the Venezuelan coast.
USA thus increased pressure on the Government of Ripewhom he accuses of leading the so-called Poster of the Sunsdescribed by Washington as a terrorist organization linked to the drug traffickingbut which Caracas considers as a pretext to seek a “regime change.”
The US claims that it has bombed more than 30 boats supposedly loaded with drugswhat has left more than 100 dead.
Rejection of Ripe and diplomatic actions
Meantime, Ripe led an event in an area near Caracas to celebrate the bicentennial of the Chuquisaca Decreepromulgated by the Liberator Simón Bolívar in 1825, without directly mentioning the United States.
However, he insisted that there is a “colonialist barbarity and imperialist” that is “inspired by the ambition of steal resources«, a statement he has previously made when referring to the military deployment American in the Caribbean Sea.
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Furthermore, the Chavista leader defended the socialism as a model that “rejects war of plunder and war for oilfor gold and for land.
The Venezuelan Government also said this Friday that it hopes “historical apologies» and «compensation» by the US, after trump affirmed that the South American country took away oil rights from American companies and that it wants them back.
For his part, the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubiostressed during the day that the Government of trump He is “protecting the interests” of his nation.
The head of US diplomacy also warned this Friday that “there is nothing” that could prevent the Trump Administration from blocking the entry and exit of sanctioned oil tankers from Venezuela.
His Venezuelan counterpart, Yvan Gilresponded with a message on Telegram pointing out that “all” the “attacks and ‘fake news‘(fake news)’ by Blond “they seek to steal the oilthe land, minerals and resources of Venezuela”, and accused him of professing “hatred” for Latin America.
According to BlondOn Thursday they were able to leave four ships oil tankers because they did not weigh sanctions.
Already Ripe had indicated on Wednesday that trade “back and forth” of Venezuelan crude will continue, despite the announcement of trumpand stressed that “it is illegal (…) intend to prevent free naval trade in the seas and oceans of the world.
New sanctions and international support
During the day, the US announced new sanctions against several family members and associates around Ripeas part of his efforts to dismantle what he described as a network of “narcocorruption» that supposedly supports the Venezuelan Government.
The measure targets direct relatives of Carlos Erik Malpica Floresnephew of the Venezuelan first lady, Cilia Floresand people close to the Panamanian businessman Ramon Carretero Napolitanoboth linked to financial operations with the Executive of Ripe.
In parallel, this Friday the Venezuelan Foreign Minister reported telephone contacts with his counterparts from Mali, South Africa, Serbia, Liberia and Nigeria, as well as from Belarus, Maksim Ryzhenkov, who guaranteed the “firm support” of his country “and a categorical rejection of attempts to block Venezuelan oil trade.”
On Tuesday, the Belarusian president, Alexander Lukashenkoassured that the doors of his country are open for Ripe.
