LONDON - The United States has instructed oil trading houses and refiners around the world to further cut dealings with Venezuela or face sanctions themselves, even if the trades are not prohibited by published U.S. sanctions, three sources familiar with the matter said.
The U.S. imposed fresh sanctions on Venezuela’s oil industry earlier this year but some companies have continued to supply the country with fuel from India, Russia and Europe. But as recently as this week, the U.S. State department has called up foreign firms to say that the scope of the sanctions is wider.
Washington has been using its oil clout more and more. At a major oil event in Houston this month, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made a rare appearance and laid out a vision of working with energy firms to isolate Iran and Venezuela. In an escalation of tensions, U.S. President Donald Trump called on Moscow to remove all its soldiers from Venezuela after a Russian military contingent arrived just outside of Caracas, saying “all options” were open to make that happen.
Julia_AC_Payne dmitryZ_reuters Regime change thru sanctions! Satanic U.S destroying countries, economies, starving & killing humans by denying them oil revenue & dollars for Maduro to spend on his people! Satanic U.S wants Satanic capitalist gulag in Venezuela it can manipulate & rob!
Julia_AC_Payne dmitryZ_reuters The GOP tries to convince everyone that Socialism caused the problems there. LIES! Capitalism is the problem down there, it seems.
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