Newsweek: U.S. Ready to Take on Russia, China, Iran and Other 'Foreign Powers' in Venezuela, John Bolton Says
President Donald Trump's national security adviser John Bolton has warned nations seen as obstacles to U.S. plans for Latin America that they must leave Venezuela and stop defending the socialist government opposed by the Trump administration.
Venezuela's economic crisis boiled over into a geopolitical flashpoint in January that has polarized world powers, as the U.S. and its allies proclaimed their support for opposition leader Juan Guaidó's political challenge to President Nicolás Maduro. Responding to Tuesday's Newsweek article discussing the recent arrival of Russian, Chinese and Iranian planes intended to support Maduro and his government, Bolton told radio host Hugh Hewitt that "President Trump is determined not to see Venezuela fall under the sway of foreign powers."
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Crisis In Venezuela -- News Updates April 11, 2019
US looks for options as embattled Venezuelan leader hangs on -- AP
Maduro government a threat to U.S. national security: Pompeo -- Reuters
Washington Calls Russia-Backed Venezuela 'True Threat' To U.S., Urges Guaido Recognition -- RFE
Pence confronts Venezuelan ambassador at UN: ‘You shouldn’t be here’ -- FOX News
Venezuela Accuses US of Freezing All Bank Accounts of its Diplomats in UN -- Sputnik
Venezuela accuses U.S. of laying groundwork for invasion -- CBC
Oil tankers leave Venezuela for Cuba despite sanctions: document, data -- Reuters
Venezuela's economic situation continues to worsen -- Axios
No transactions with Venezuela while leadership in doubt: IMF -- Money Control
Venezuela leadership issue still blocking IMF, World Bank aid -- Reuters
Venezuela debt placed on 'index watch' by JPMorgan -- Reuters
Venezuela: New Power Outage as Oil Output Plummets -- Venezuelanalysis
Venezuela in crisis: 'There is no water, no power, no nothing' -- Venezuela
International Red Cross says stepping up aid to Venezuela -- Reuters
Croft: The Venezuela crisis is a tragedy foretold -- CNBC
3 comments:
How long until someone in news media compares this to The Falklands War?
Russ,
You are serious?
If it happens, that outlet should be run out of business.
Good read
¡La cumbre del petróleo! Venezuela-Style!
It makes predictions concerning oil production and I guess a person could come up with a cash flow projections (a little fuzzier).
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2019/04/11/la-cumbre-del-petroleo-venezuela-style/
Question is can Venexuela get by on 1 million barrels a day, which is less than 50% of 2011 or 1.3rd of what it was when His Brilliancy, Hugo Chavez 1st of his name, took over in 1999?
Will the Chinese float them? Will the Russians float them?
What will WNU advise Moscow to do?
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