Maduro asks oil-producing bloc to help protect Venezuela’s oil reserves from US ‘aggression’.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has urged OPEC to assist in countering perceived US threats to Venezuela’s vast oil reserves, which the US allegedly aims to seize. In a letter, Maduro denounced military actions against Venezuela and linked the US’s military presence in the Caribbean to intentions of accessing the country’s resources. Meanwhile, Trump’s recent claims about closing Venezuelan airspace have been labeled a “colonialist threat” by Caracas. Despite holding the world’s largest oil reserves, Venezuela’s exports remain severely impacted by US sanctions.
