Six American oil executives held for three years in Venezuela have been found guilty of corruption charges and sentenced to between eight and 13 years in prison. Washington has repeatedly asked Caracas to release the so-called Citgo 6, who are employees of Houston-based Citgo refining company, owned by Venezuela’s state oil company PDVSA. They had been … Read more
Six American oil executives held for three years in Venezuela have been found guilty of corruption charges and sentenced to between eight and 13 years in prison. Washington has repeatedly asked Caracas to release the so-called Citgo 6, who are employees of Houston-based Citgo refining company, owned by Venezuela’s state oil company PDVSA. They had been … Read more
The plotters behind the disastrous attempt to topple Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro in May claim they met with two Trump administration officials and held meetings at two of the president’s hotels prior to the failed coup, according to a new report. The two Trump administration officials, Andrew ‘Drew’ Horn, at the time an aide to … Read more
The plotters behind the disastrous attempt to topple Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro in May claim they met with two Trump administration officials and held meetings at two of the president’s hotels prior to the failed coup, according to a new report. The two Trump administration officials, Andrew ‘Drew’ Horn, at the time an aide to … Read more
The United States has threatened to destroy any long-range missiles sent to Venezuela from Iran, after a UN embargo on Iran buying or selling weapons expired last week. The warning comes a few days after Venezuela President Nicholas Maduro announced the creation of a Scientific and Technological Military Council that will seek the independence of … Read more
Trump threatens to destroy any Iranian missiles shipped to Venezuela after President Maduro announced plan to buy more weapons after UN arms embargo expired ‘The transfer of long-range missiles from Iran to Venezuela is not acceptable and will not be tolerated or permitted,’ State Department Special Rep. said A UN embargo on Iran buying and … Read more
Venezuela has said that its air and navy forces will escort Iranian oil tankers arriving with much-needed fuel after Tehran warned of ‘consequences’ if the US tried to intercept the ships. The tankers are carrying around 1.5 million barrels of fuel to the Latin American nation as it faces an acute scarcity of gasoline as the country … Read more
Give us back our gold now! Venezuela and Bank of England head to court for showdown over £1bn of bullion By Adam Luck For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 20 May 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 20 May 2020 The Bank of England is being sued over allegations that it has refused to hand … Read more
The wife of a former American soldier charged with terrorism and conspiracy for his role in a failed Venezuelan coup has pleaded with the U.S. government to do everything it can to secure his release. Airan Berry, 41, was arrested in Venezuela on May 4 alongside fellow American Luke Denman, 34, and six Venezuelans following … Read more
The leader of the failed Venezuela coup that has seen two former US special forces soldiers taken into custody has apparently provided security for Donald Trump. Ex-Green Beret Jordan Goudreau, 43, can be seen in footage with an earpiece at one of the president’s rallies in Charlotte North Carolina in October 2018. He also claims … Read more