Category: Venezuela

Sporadic US Food Shortages Trigger Worries in Venezuelan Immigrants About Country’s Direction

When Venezuelan immigrants in the United States see items missing from store shelves, they worry about the direction of the United States and remember the empty shelves in their home country as it fell into socialism. Once the richest country in South America, today many in Venezuela are impoverished and many are leaving to survive….


Sporadic US Food Shortages Trigger Worries for Immigrants About Country’s Direction

When Venezuelan immigrants in the United States see items missing from store shelves, they worry about the direction of the United States and remember the empty shelves in their home country as it fell into socialism. Once the richest country in South America, today many in Venezuela are impoverished and many are leaving to survive….


Venezuelan President’s Legacy of Human Rights Abuses Forgotten Amid Oil Shortages

In recent weeks, with increased sanctions against Russia and the systematic withdrawal of U.S. oil service companies from the Eurasian nation, officials turned to the authoritarian regime of President Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela in hopes of a solution. Since Russia launched a massive military invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, crude oil has suffered market…


Venezuelan Foreign Minister Says Maduro Supports Return of US Oil Companies

The United States imposed economic sanctions on the regime of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro in 2017, creating a years-long diplomatic stalemate between the countries until a high-level delegation of U.S. officials arrived on March 5 to discuss the easing of sanctions and supplemental oil resources. At a follow-up on March 11, Venezuelan foreign minister Felix Plasencia said…


DeSantis Slams Biden’s Planned Oil Buys from Venezuelan Dictator

Gov. Ron Desantis blasted the Biden administration on March 11 for apparent plans to buy crude oil from “murderous tyrant” Nicolas Maduro, president of Venezuela, and for “knee-capping the American energy industry.” DeSantis made the comments during a roundtable discussion at a church in Doral, Fla. with Lt. Governor Jeanette Nunez and Venezuelan-American panelists. All spoke…


Venezuela Frees 2 Americans After Talks With US

CARACAS/WASHINGTON—Venezuela released two jailed U.S. citizens on Tuesday in an apparent goodwill gesture toward the Biden administration following a visit to Caracas by a high-level U.S. delegation. One of the freed prisoners was Gustavo Cardenas, among six Citgo oil executives arrested in 2017 and convicted on charges the U.S. government says were fabricated. The other…


Democrat Sen. Menendez Tells Biden Not to Ease Sanctions on Venezuelan Oil

As gasoline prices continue to reach record highs across the country, President Joe Biden is considering lifting sanctions on the oil-rich communist nation of Venezuela. The move faced backlash from Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), who called Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro “a cancer to our hemisphere.” In 2019, President Donald Trump imposed tough sanctions on Venezuela…


Canadian Premier Says Biden Should Opt for Oil From His Province Over Saudi Arabia, Venezuela

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says the United States should be seeking his province’s oil instead of getting it from Saudi Arabia and Venezuela. Responding to a report by Axion that U.S. President Joe Biden may travel to Saudi Arabia in the coming months to request more oil amid the Russia-Ukraine crisis, Kenney said he would…


US Hopes to Secure Oil From Russia-Allied Venezuela

A high-powered delegation from the United States met with Venezuelan socialist President Nicolas Maduro and Vice President Delcy Rodriguez on March 5 to discuss the potential easing of sanctions and alternative oil resources. The group of emissaries from the United States—led by top White House Latin America adviser Juan Gonzalez and ambassador James Story—also included…


Venezuela Reopens Border With Brazil After 2 Years

PUERTO ORDAZ—Venezuela reopened its land border with Brazil on Thursday, nearly two years after the regime of Nicolas Maduro shuttered crossings amid the COVID-19 pandemic, local Venezuelan authorities said on Friday. Maduro closed crossings in March 2020 amid a nationwide quarantine, allowing only cargo transport. The closure stopped dozens of students from attending classes in…