Trump accuses Venezuela of stealing US oil

The US president has branded the government in Caracas a “terrorist organization” and imposed an oil blockade on the country US President Donald Trump has imposed an oil blockade on Venezuela, redirecting a large American naval armada in the Caribbean from operations against alleged “narcoterrorists” to intercepting “sanctioned tankers” entering…

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Estonia’s foreign minister wants the bloc to put more pressure on Moscow via Beijing The EU must confront China for “enabling” Russia in the conflict with Ukraine, Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna has claimed.   Tsahkna told journalists earlier this week that Brussels must “deal with” Beijing in order to put…

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The discovery is the latest site of its kind to have been uncovered in recent years in a country where tens of thousands remain missing A mass grave has been discovered inside a former government security building in the south of Idlib Governorate, according to the Syrian state media outlet…

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Washington said the move would undermine talks with Moscow on the Ukraine peace deal, according to the Polish PM The US has told the EU to “leave the [frozen] Russian assets alone” as any appropriation of the funds could undermine talks with Moscow in the Ukraine peace talks, Polish Prime…

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Rejecting the scheme will harm EU countries’ finances and push interest rates higher, the German Europe minister has claimed Countries that refuse to back the so-called “reparations loan” for Ukraine plan, backed by frozen Russian assets, are bound to suffer severe economic consequences, German Europe Minister Gunther Krichbaum has claimed….

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The Ukrainian leader had earlier rejected the terms of the US-brokered proposal The ongoing corruption scandal in Ukraine involving Vladimir Zelensky’s inner circle has forced him into negotiations on a US-backed peace plan, which he and his European backers had previously rejected, the Washington Post has reported, citing EU officials….

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The Ukrainian leader had earlier rejected the terms of the US-brokered proposal The ongoing corruption scandal in Ukraine involving Vladimir Zelensky’s inner circle has forced him into negotiations on a US-backed peace plan, which he and his European backers had previously rejected, the Washington Post has reported, citing EU officials….

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The bloc is likely to stick to various “indirect mechanisms” to tap into frozen Russian assets, Polish PM Donald Tusk says The EU is “light years away” from using frozen Russian assets to militarily prop up Ukraine or “rebuild” the country, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has admitted. Finding themselves…

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