{"id":35168,"date":"2025-12-15T08:05:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T00:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/2025\/12\/15\/venezuelas-allies-support-maduro-as-tensions-with-us-continues\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T08:05:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T00:05:00","slug":"venezuelas-allies-support-maduro-as-tensions-with-us-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/2025\/12\/15\/venezuelas-allies-support-maduro-as-tensions-with-us-continues\/","title":{"rendered":"Venezuela&#8217;s allies support Maduro as tensions with US continues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Venezuela&#8217;s regional allies voiced support for the government in a summit on Sunday, condemning the Trump administration\u2019s seizure of an oil tanker last week.<br \/>The seizure of the Skipper tanker off Venezuela&#8217;s coast last Wednesday marked the first U.S. capture of Venezuelan oil cargo since U.S. sanctions were imposed in 2019.<br \/>The support for President Nicolas Maduro, at a televised virtual meeting of the leftist ALBA bloc of Caribbean and Latin American countries, occurred during the escalation of a U.S. military buildup in the southern Caribbean.     .<br \/>Referring to the U.S. seizure of the tanker, Nicaragua&#8217;s co-President Daniel Ortega exclaimed, &#8220;they are thieves.&#8221;<br \/>The effects of the seizure could ripple through the region, with Venezuelan oil exports falling sharply and Cuba, already straining to power its grid, at risk of losing supply.<br \/>U.S. President Donald Trump&#8217;s administration does not recognize Maduro, in power since 2013, as Venezuela&#8217;s legitimate leader.<br \/>The region has become increasingly tense as the U.S. has issued deadly strikes against suspected drug trafficking boats off the Venezuelan coast and in the eastern Pacific Ocean. 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