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  • Thursday, March 27th 2025 - 16:50 UTC

    India and China no longer buying crude from Venezuela after Trump's threats

    According to vessel monitoring tracking services, crude loading operations are slowing down in Venezuelan ports

    The United States imposing a 25% tariff on countries importing oil and gas from Venezuela starting next month has already taken its toll on Caracas' coffers as India and China —accounting for over 50% of its crude exports— have halted purchases. China, which imported 351,000 barrels per day (bpd) last year, and India, with 254,000 bpd in January, are stepping back, with companies like India’s Reliance Industries planning to stop imports.

  • Monday, March 24th 2025 - 08:59 UTC

    Maduro agrees to Trump’s repatriation flights for deported Venezuelans

    In a televised speech, Maduro also addressed Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador, telling him “you're responsible.”

    Venezuela has agreed with the US Trump administration to resume repatriation flights for deported Venezuelan nationals, officials announced confirming first flights on Sunday. Jorge Rodriguez, Venezuela's National Assembly President said the goal was to “ensure the return of our countrymen with the protection of their human rights.”

  • Friday, March 14th 2025 - 19:03 UTC

    Putin invites Maduro over to Moscow for WWII Victory Day celebrations

    “During the difficult years of struggle against fascism, Venezuela sided with the anti-Hitler coalition,” Putin recalled

    Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday invited his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolás Maduro during a videoconference over to Moscow for the celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of the Allies over the Third Reich on May 9. In addition, Putin suggested signing a strategic partnership with the South American country as they exchanged their mutual views on current world affairs. In the end, the Chavista leader did not confirm his attendance to the event where representatives from several countries, including Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and World War II veterans are expected to be present.

  • Friday, March 14th 2025 - 09:28 UTC

    Venezuela to resume repatriation flights for irregular migrants in the US

    “We ratify that we will take care of our compatriots wherever they are,” Rodríguez said

    Venezuela's Chavista regime confirmed Thursday the resumption of repatriation flights for migrants deported from the United States under the “Return to the Homeland” Plan, following an agreement with US Special Envoy Richard Grenell. National Assembly Speaker Jorge Rodríguez announced the initiative and blamed Washington for the delays after President Donald Trump revoked Chevron's license to operate in the South American country. Since the program began, over 300 Venezuelans have been repatriated on three flights.

  • Monday, March 10th 2025 - 10:45 UTC

    Trump's sanctions cut off all comunication lines, Maduro claims

    Maduro takes on Western powers as a common threat to build up unity around him

    Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro criticized US President Donald Trump's decision to revoke Chevron's license to operate in the South American country, claiming it disrupted communication channels and hindered the repatriation of irregular migrants.

  • Friday, March 7th 2025 - 10:50 UTC

    Maduro says Chevron's departure will not hit Venezuela's oil production

    “We will go forward, we will recover, we will grow, we will produce, and they will not touch the lives of the Venezuelan people,” Maduro claimed

    Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro insisted Thursday that his country’s oil production would drop “not even a liter” despite the U.S. ending Chevron’s license to export crude. Speaking on his weekly TV show, he pledged output would grow under his “Absolute Productive Independence” plan, despite US President Donald Trump's sanctions.

  • Thursday, March 6th 2025 - 10:46 UTC

    Chávez is not dead, Maduro says

    Chávez lives in the Venezuelan people, Maduro insisted

    Venezuelan ruler Nicolás Maduro stressed Wednesday that Bolivarian leader Hugo Chávez had not died. He became “immortal and indestructible,” his successor insisted during a speech before the so-called People's Power Assembly on the 12th anniversary of his passing. Maduro also recalled that Chávez revitalized the legacy of Simón Bolívar and inspired movements across the globe. Bolivian President Luis Arce also honored Chávez's contributions to socialism and regional integration.

  • Friday, February 28th 2025 - 08:32 UTC

    Machado says Chavista regime threatens her neighbors

    “We are facing a criminal system; this is not a political crisis,” Machado underlined

    Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado denounced on Thursday that “unidentified men” attempted to force their way into her home in Caracas' Los Palos Grandes area and insisted these people representing Bolivarian ruler Nicolás Maduro's “furious tyranny” threatened to arrest her neighbors and a watchman.

  • Thursday, February 27th 2025 - 10:34 UTC

    Trump ends Biden's oil concessions to Venezuela

    Electoral conditions within Venezuela have not been fulfilled, Trump argued

    US President Donald Trump has revoked the oil concessions granted to Venezuela by his predecessor, Joseph Biden, due to non-compliance with electoral conditions and lack of cooperation in the process of deporting “violent criminals,” it was announced in Washington DC. This decision impacts Chevron's operations in Venezuela, which were authorized by Biden in 2022.

  • Monday, February 17th 2025 - 09:32 UTC

    Maduro wants to reform Venezuela's Constitution

    “Venezuela will not tolerate in any way any fascist threat,” Maduro stressed

    Venezuela's Bolivarian ruler Nicolás Maduro is pushing for a Constitutional reform, which, among other changes, would provide for harsher penalties against individuals threatening the government's authority, it was reported this weekend in Caracas. The current Carta Magna dates back to 1999 when it was promoted by the late Hugo Chávez (1999-2013), who had it modified in 2009 to be reelected indefinitely.