(2026-01-26). Delcy Rodríguez: Venezuela's Diplomacy Will Resolve Differences With US. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's Acting President Delcy Rodríguez, speaking at the Puerto La Cruz Refinery on Sunday alongside oil workers, stated that differences with the US will be resolved through "Bolivarian diplomacy," emphasizing that the path to resolution will be strictly diplomatic. | Rodríguez said the Venezuelan government is prepared to address the situation directly by appealing to international conflict resolution mechanisms. | "We will face the US government head-on; we will resolve our differences, our historical controversies, through Bolivarian diplomacy," the acting president said, while adding: "We are not afraid…
(2026-01-26). China and Russia Reaffirm Commitment to Cuba. orinocotribune.com By Pablo Meriguet — January 23, 2026 | Deprived of oil shipments following the US attack on Venezuela, Cuba has made moves to survive the economic blockade. | The January 3 attack on Venezuela by the US military profoundly transformed the dynamics in the region, especially in the Caribbean. Following agreements reached between the Venezuelan government led by Delcy Rodríguez and the Trump administration, Cuba was forced to quickly seek solutions to its economic crisis. | For more than 60 years of economic and trade blockade by Washington, Cuba has managed to survive thanks to the support of allied governmen…
(2026-01-26). Belarus, Venezuela mull over initiatives in science. eng.belta.by The parties confirmed their mutual interest in intensifying Belarusian-Venezuelan cooperation in the field of science and technology.
(2026-01-26). The Idea of Strong Borders Has Fueled Fascist-Style Wave in US, Parts of Europe. truthout.org After a year of gutting the United States government, deploying armed jackboots to American cities, and bombing at least seven countries, the Trump administration kicked off 2026 by invading Venezuela and kidnapping its president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores. In the wake of that assault, President Trump doubled down on his abandonment of the isolationist positions he once supposedly… |
(2026-01-26). How Venezuela Grew Poor With More Oil Than Saudi Arabia. counterpunch.org 
Following the dramatic seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on January 3, 2026, Trump's comments about taking control of Venezuela's oil industry quickly triggered accusations of "neo-imperialism". Critics argued that pledges to share profits with Venezuela were little more than cover to protect the interests of America's major oil companies. Yet despite the allure of Venezuela's reserves, many