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Montevideo, July 25th 2025 - 22:49 UTC

Tag: Nicolas Maduro

  • Friday, July 25th 2025 - 10:03 UTC

    Chevron cleared to resume Venezuelan operations

    Chevron had stopped producing crude oil in May in compliance with a White House decision

    President Nicolás Maduro confirmed on Thursday that US oil company Chevron has been authorized to fully resume its operations in Venezuela after months of suspension due to Washington's sanctions.

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  • Friday, July 18th 2025 - 10:07 UTC

    Venezuela records GDP growth above 6% in 2Q of 2025

    ”Venezuela's gross domestic product (GDP) has grown by more than 6% in the second quarter,” Maduro announced

    Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced that his country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by over 6% in the second quarter of 2025, marking the 17th consecutive quarter of economic expansion, following a 9% increase in the first quarter of 2025. Maduro also highlighted previous growth figures of 9% in 2024, 5.5% in 2023, and a significant 15% in 2022.

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  • Tuesday, July 1st 2025 - 09:59 UTC

    Maduro says far right's “terrorism” plans thwarted

    The Chavista leader also criticized Türk and called for his removal from office

    Venezuelan ruler Nicolás Maduro said Monday during his weekly broadcast show that, with Colombia's help, his country had dismantled far-right terrorist plans. While highlighting the capture of international terrorists, he also announced the activation of a nationwide military, police, and civilian patrol system to ensure security.

  • Thursday, June 19th 2025 - 10:02 UTC

    Lula and Maduro stand behind the home-incarcerated CFK

    Lula will visit CFK next month during the Mercosur Summit, Pimenta explained

    Presidents Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil Wednesday expressed their solidarity with former Argentine head of State Cristina Fernández de Kirchner after her sentence to six years under house arrest for corruption in the so-called Vialidad scandal was upheld earlier this week.

  • Friday, June 13th 2025 - 09:39 UTC

    Uruguay and Venezuela agree to resume consular services

    Resuming consular ties “does not mean the recognition of the electoral result of the presidential elections in Venezuela,” Lubetkin explained

    Uruguay and Venezuela agreed Thursday to resume consular services in both capitals, nearly a year after diplomatic relations deteriorated following Caracas' expulsion of Uruguayan diplomats alongside those of six other countries (Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Peru, Panama, and the Dominican Republic) for failing to recognize Nicolás Maduro's reelection as announced by the National Electoral Council (CNE) on July 28.

  • Tuesday, June 3rd 2025 - 18:44 UTC

    Maduro berates Starmer for his plan to strengthen UK's military capabilities

    “It is crazy that Europe is talking about war,” Maduro underlined

    Venezuelan ruler Nicolás Maduro on Monday criticized British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer for his announcements regarding the need for military readiness. The Chavista leader said the Labour head of Government was “crazed and devilish” for his so-called Strategic Defense Review.

  • Thursday, May 22nd 2025 - 10:26 UTC

    Machado urges Venezuelans not to vote next Sunday

    “Let it be clear who has the power: you,” Machado underlined

    Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has called for a boycott of the May 25 regional and legislative elections, labeling them a “farce” and a “trap,” urging the citizenry to stay home. However, others standing up to Nicolás Maduro's regime suggested otherwise.

  • Tuesday, May 13th 2025 - 09:57 UTC

    Maduro highlights latest agreements with Russia

    Maduro also highlighted that his meeting with Putin “lasted two and a half hours”

    Venezuelan ruler Nicolás Maduro underscored Monday that the historic “highest strategic level” treaty with Russia signed in Moscow during his visit to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Victory over Nazism as the result of a 24-year relationship between the two countries.

  • Friday, May 9th 2025 - 14:51 UTC

    Venezuela seeks support from Russia and China amid economic crisis

    Venezuela’s economic crisis is worsening, with inflation expected to reach nearly 200% in 2025

    Venezuela is turning to its geopolitical allies, Russia and China, to counter a deepening economic crisis, as the South American nation faces dwindling oil revenues, runaway inflation, and a severe currency devaluation.

  • Saturday, May 3rd 2025 - 07:55 UTC

    Maduro ignores ruling from UN court in new attempt to take over Guyana´s Esequibo region

    Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro in a statement underscored its historical position to not recognize the jurisdiction of the UN International Court of Justice

    The government of Venezuela aggressively rejected a ruling from the UN International Court of Justice ordering Caracas to refrain from holding elections for officials who supposedly would oversee the resource-rich disputed region of Esequibo in neighboring Guyana.

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