US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said Venezuela is “completely surrounded by the largest armada” in South American history and threatened that the blockade will only get bigger. Trump has demanded
that Venezuela return oil, land and other assets he claims belong to the United States.
The Republican also said that all tankers carrying “sanctioned” oil will be blockaded and designated the Nicolás Maduro-led Venezuelan regime as a foreign terrorist organization.
“The illegitimate Maduro Regime is using Oil from these stolen Oil Fields to finance themselves, Drug Terrorism, Human Trafficking, Murder, and Kidnapping,” Trump wrote on social media.
The Venezuela government in response released a statement Tuesday accusing Trump of “violating international law, free trade, and the principle of free navigation” in response.
