(2025-12-23). Washington cannot block Venezuelan oil that China needs. infobrics.org Venezuela is a battlefield for the strategic contest between two major powers.
(2025-12-23). As U.S.-Venezuela tensions rise, Trinidad Tobago thumbs its nose at CARICOM. globalvoices.org 
'Respectful dialogue with international partners is not subservience, nor is regional consultation disloyalty'Global Voices Port of Spain and Caracas, the capitals of Trinidad and Venezuela, respectively, against the background of the U.S. flag. Feature image created using
(2025-12-23). Russia pledges 'full support' for Venezuela against US 'hostilities'. geo.tv 
A US military helicopter flies over the Panama-flagged Centuries, which was intercepted by the US Coast Guard, days after US President Donald Trump announced a "blockade" of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, east of Barbados in the Caribbean Sea December 20, 2025….
(2025-12-23). Nobel Peace Prize laureate Adolfo Perez Esquivel: Attacking Venezuela is an attack on the entire continent. radiohc.cu An attack on Venezuela is an attack on the entire continent, on the sovereignty and self-determination of its peoples, warned Argentine Nobel Peace Prize laureate Adolfo Pérez Esquivel. | In a statement from the Service for Peace and Justice (SERPAJ), which he directs, Pérez Esquivel condemns that "Donald Trump's constant threat to Venezuela to seize its oil, assets, and resources is based on lies and the complicit silence of European countries and international organizations such as the UN, the OAS, the European Parliament and the United States Congress." | With such a policy of fierce hostility, Washington is e…
(2025-12-23). Russia denies reports of embassy evacuation from Venezuela. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 23 (MNA) — Russia's Foreign Ministry has strongly denied media reports claiming that Moscow has begun evacuating its embassy in Venezuela, calling the allegations false and misleading.
(2025-12-23). Venezuela passes law enacting harsh penalties for supporters of US blockade. aljazeera.com Government of President Nicolas Maduro denounces US seizure of oil tankers as illegal acts of piracy.
(2025-12-23). No More Blood for Oil: UE Condemns Military Attacks on Venezuela. wibailoutpeople.org 
December 18, 2025 Pittsburgh Statement of the UE Officers Our government's escalating attacks on Venezuela are unconstitutional, immoral, and a massive waste of resources. The idea that Venezuela represents a military threat to the U.S. is patently absurd; the use of the U.S. military to carry out lethal attacks on fishing boats and seize oil …
(2025-12-23). Trump Says US Will Keep Seized Venezuelan Oil and Tankers. news.antiwar.com President Trump said on Monday that the US will "keep" the Venezuelan oil and two tankers that it seized off the coast of Venezuela as his administration is escalating a blockade on the country. "We're going to keep it. Maybe we'll sell it. Maybe we'll keep it. Maybe we'll use it in the strategic reserves," …
(2025-12-23). Nicaragua reiterates solidarity with Venezuela before of US. plenglish.com Managua, Dec. 23 (Prensa Latina) Nicaragua's co-presidents, Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, reiterated their solidarity with Venezuela and its president, Nicolas Maduro, in the face of constant aggression and attempts at destabilization promoted by the United States government.
(2025-12-23). Cuba considers exclusion from Caribbean Series disrespectful. radiohc.cu The Cuban Baseball and Softball Federation states that its exclusion from the 2026 Caribbean Series, which will now be held in Mexico, disrespectful. | In a statement, the Federation clarified that although the invitation originated in Venezuela, the original host of this edition, it was endorsed by the Caribbean Professional Baseball Confederation (CBPC), the tournament's governing body, of which Cuba is a founding member. | According to the statement, the Caribbean entity has not communicated with the Cuban Baseball and Softball Federation "regarding such an important decision, which undermines the established…
(2025-12-23). Gobierno mexicano planteará su posición sobre Venezuela en Consejo de Seguridad. radiohc.cu La presidenta Claudia Sheinbaum reiteró hoy la posición de México en rechazo a cualquier intervención en Venezuela y adelantó que su país planteará con firmeza esta postura en una reunión del Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU. | Héctor "Vasconcelos, nuestro embajador (en las Naciones Unidas), hará una participación. Ayer estuve platicando con Roberto Velasco, que está ahora encargado de Relaciones Exteriores, y va a hacer su participación de manera muy firme de lo que piensa siempre México", aseveró la mandataria. | En un contexto marcado por las amenazas militares de Washington contra Caracas, la jefa del Ejecutivo…
(2025-12-23). Who's the Real Outlaw at Sea? Trump's Tanker Grab vs. the Houthis' Anti-Genocide Blockade. counterpunch.org 
The United States has now intercepted multiple Venezuelan oil tankers as part of its escalating aggression against Venezuela, while also destroying dozens of small boats in the Caribbean and Pacific under the banner of "drug enforcement," killing over 100 people whose identities the U.S. has obscured. At the same time, the Trump administration has threatened
(2025-12-23). Mexico to state position on Venezuela at Security Council Meeting. plenglish.com Mexico City, Dec. 23 (Prensa Latina) President Claudia Sheinbaum reiterated Mexico's position rejecting any intervention in Venezuela and announced that her country will firmly state this position at a meeting of the UN Security Council.
(2025-12-23). Trump says it would be 'smart' for Maduro to leave power. newarab.com 
Trump's pressure campaign on Maduro has included
(2025-12-23). Sheinbaum: La relación México-Cuba es histórica. radiohc.cu La presidenta de México, Claudia Sheinbaum destacó este lunes la relación histórica entre su país y Cuba y subrayó que los acuerdos con la isla en el ámbito energético se realizan en un marco legal.La relación México-Cuba es histórica. México fue el único país que se opuso en el primer momento al bloqueo (impuesto por Estados Unidos). Entonces, independientemente del partido político ha habido relación México-Cuba", enfatizó. | Sheinbaum respondió así a una pregunta sobre el envío de petróleo a la nación caribeña, asediada desde hace más de 60 años por un cerco económico, comercial y financiero aplicado por Washi…
(2025-12-23). Claudia Sheinbaum ratifica el apoyo de México a Cuba. cubadebate.cu La presidenta de México, Claudia Sheinbaum, destacó la relación histórica entre su país y Cuba y subrayó que los acuerdos con la isla en el ámbito energético se realizan en un marco legal. Sheinbaum respondió así a una pregunta sobre el envío de petróleo a la nación caribeña, asediada desde hace más de 60 años por un cerco económico, comercial y financiero.