(2025-12-19). Venezuela Strongly Condemns US Threat Of Blockade. popularresistance.org In an escalation of the US empire's ongoing illegal sanctions on Venezuela, US President Donald Trump has announced a "full blockade" of the sovereign nation and its oil tanker fleet. He claimed the measure would remain in place until Venezuela "returns all the oil, land, and other assets" he alleged were previously stolen from the US. The announcement ignited an immediate response from the Venezuelan government, followed by all state institutions and international allies. | "Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled in the History of South America," Trump wrote on social media this…
(2025-12-19). Kremlin eyes Latin American storm: Is Venezuela the next proxy flashpoint in US-Russia tensions. hindustantimes.com The Kremlin has confirmed preparations for fresh contacts with the United States as speculation grows over possible Russia-US talks on Ukraine in Miami. Speaking to reporters, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitri Peskov said Moscow is seeking updates on consultations between Washington, Europe and Ukraine. Peskov also dismissed reports that Turkey plans to return Russian S-400 missile systems, calling the claims unfounded. Addressing rising tensions around Venezuela, he warned the situation is "potentially very dangerous," reaffirming Russia's support for its ally Caracas and urging restraint to avoid unpredictable escala…
(2025-12-19). President Maduro Says Trump's Actions Reveal True Intentions for Venezuela, Calls for Great Colombia Unity Amid More Killings at Sea (+Petro). orinocotribune.com Caracas ( "The truth has been revealed," Maduro said. These recent US actions and statements serve to demonstr…
(2025-12-19). US Relied on Illegal Sanctions To Seize Venezuelan Oil Tanker. portside.org US Relied on Illegal Sanctions To Seize Venezuelan Oil Tanker |
(2025-12-19). Nobel Foundation sued over Peace Prize to Venezuela's Opposition Leader. ummid.com WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange has filed a criminal complaint against the Nobel Foundation for awarding the 2025 Peace Prize to Venezuela's Opposition Leader Maria Corina Machado.
(2025-12-19). Deception and lies from the White House to justify a war in Venezuela? We've seen this movie before in run-ups to wars in Vietnam and Iraq. |
(2025-12-19). Nobel Laureate María Corina Machado: Murder is an Act of Love. globalresearch.ca The Nobel Peace Prize laureate, María Corina Machado, leader of the opposition Vente Venezuela party, told Face the Nation on December 15 that "
(2025-12-19). Imperialist Realism, Functional Sovereignty, and the Structural Encirclement of Venezuela. orinocotribune.com 
By Diego Sequera and Ernesto Cazal — Dec 15, 2025 | The United States' National Security Strategy 2025, published last week but dated November, is a text that transcends the imprint of a technical manual or a diplomatic wish list. | It is, rather, a political act at a turning point: the first official US document that starts, albeit in a veiled way, from the somewhat less veiled awareness of US decline as a starting point. | However, the document attempts to manage the fragments of decline, to gather them around a doctrine for hemispheric reaffirmation where its "backyard" is proclaimed as the region of its…
(2025-12-19). Protest! Trump's War on Venezuelan NYC 5pm. iacenter.org Protest! Trump's War on Venezuela Venezuela belongs to the Venezuelan People Times Square (43 & Broadway) — Friday, Dec. 19, 5: 00 PM More info: cbalbertolovera@gmail.com…
(2025-12-19). Venezuela Defense Minister Vows To Defend the 'Homeland at Any Cost' After Trump's Blockade Threat. news.antiwar.com Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez has said Venezuela would defend the "homeland at any cost" in response to President Trump's declaration that he's imposing a blockade on all "sanctioned" tankers entering and leaving Venezuelan ports. "We say to the US government and its president that we are not intimidated by their crude and arrogant …
(2025-12-19). Bill To Block Trump From Launching War With Venezuela Fails. popularresistance.org The House on Wednesday voted down a War Powers Resolution meant to block President Trump from launching a war with Venezuela without congressional authorization, as required by the Constitution. | The bill failed in a vote of 211-213, with nine representatives not voting. Just three Republicans joined Democrats in supporting the bill: Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY), Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA), and Don Bacon (NE). One Democrat, Henry Cuellar (TX), voted against the legislation. | The legislation would have directed the president to remove "United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Venezuela that h…
(2025-12-19). 5 killed in US strikes on 2 boats in eastern Pacific. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 19 (MNA) — The US military said on Thursday that it had conducted two more strikes against boats it said were smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing five people.
(2025-12-19). Tidbits-Dec. 18- Reader Comments: Trump Declares 'A Chicken in Every Pot'; US Murder Spree in Caribbean; Trump Chief of Staff Tells All; Youth Movement for Digital Justice Is Spreading Across Europe; Verso End of Year Sale; Cartoons; and More… portside.org Tidbits-Dec. 18- Reader Comments: Trump Declares 'A Chicken in Every Pot'; US Murder Spree in Caribbean; Trump Chief of Staff Tells All; Youth Movement for Digital Justice Is Spreading Across Europe; Verso End of Year Sale; Cartoons; and More… |
(2025-12-18). Congress Squanders Last Chance to Block Venezuela War Before Going on Vacation. theintercept.com 
The House voted down a pair of measures to halt strikes on alleged drug boats and on Venezuelan land on Wednesday, hours after President Donald Trump announced a blockade on the South American country. | Democrats sponsoring the measures were able to peel off only two Republicans on the first vote and three on the second as the GOP rallied around the White House. | On Tuesday, Trump announced a partial blockade — considered an act of war in international law — against Venezuela after weeks of threatening military action. | "If we intensify hostilities in Venezuela, we have no idea what we're walkin…
(2025-12-18). Julian Assange: Sweden broke own laws with Nobel Prize to Venezuela's Machado. strategic-culture.su By Max BLUMENTHAL and Wyatt REED | Join us on , , and . | Contact us: | By awarding its peace prize to Trump's favorite Venezuelan oppos…
(2025-12-18). Bondi Beach in focus, the 'rise' of ISIS in Syria and the global Zionist expansion. thealtworld.com In this episode we discuss recent events in Syria with ISIS actually attacking US military in Palmyra, central Syria — allegedly. What are the US and Zionist plans for Syria going forward and is Jolani facing disposal as a puppet that has reached the end of the line? We delve into the recent Bondi Beach incident and discuss the plausibility of it being a false flag event designed to ignite another war with Iran or the Resistance in Lebanon, or both. | We discuss the increased pressure on Venezuela as one of the last bastions of independence and resistance in the Latin American sphere. So much is going on and…
(2025-12-18). Lukashenko talks about mediation efforts in U.S.-Venezuela conflict. eng.belta.by Answering questions after his Address to the Belarusian people and Parliament on 18 December, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko spoke about the negotiations regarding the conflict situation between the USA and Venezuela.