{"id":3900,"date":"2025-12-23T22:24:26","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T23:24:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/?p=3900"},"modified":"2025-12-26T13:48:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T13:48:40","slug":"russia-condemns-seizure-of-venezuelan-tankers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/23\/russia-condemns-seizure-of-venezuelan-tankers\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia condemns seizure of Venezuelan tankers"},"content":{"rendered":"
Washington\u2019s actions could have dire consequences, Moscow\u2019s envoy to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, has said<\/strong><\/p>\n Russia has condemned the seizure of oil tankers off the coast of Venezuela by the US military, warning it could have\u00a0\u201ccatastrophic consequences.\u201d<\/em><\/em>\u00a0Earlier this week, the US Coast Guard conducted the second such operation.<\/p>\n \u201cWe strongly condemn the seizure of oil tankers by the US military and the de facto imposition of a naval blockade of Venezuela,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Moscow\u2019s envoy to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, said on Tuesday, as quoted by RIA Novosti.<\/p>\n \u201cWashington\u2019s responsibility for the catastrophic consequences of such cowboy behavior for the residents of the blockaded country is also obvious. Unfortunately, there is every reason to believe that the US actions against Venezuela are not a one-off. This unfolding intervention could become a template for future military actions against Latin American states,\u201d<\/em> Nebenzia noted.<\/p>\n US President Donald Trump has justified the blockade by claiming that the Latin American country \u201cstole\u201d<\/em> US energy assets, while warning that Caracas will face the might of \u201cthe largest armada ever assembled in the history of South America\u201d<\/em> unless it returns them.<\/p>\n