July 25, 2024

Ending Putin’s support of Venezuela no easy feat for US

Source: Rosneft

For months, U.S. officials have been warning foreign companies that they could face retaliation if they continue to do business with Maduro. Those admonishments have been aimed primarily at Russia, which U.S. officials say handles about 70% of Venezuelan oil transactions that have been rerouted since the Trump administration a year ago made it illegal for Americans to by crude from Venezuela. By Joshua Goodman and Daria Litvinova . Full text -> CityNews1130.

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