The Venezuelan foreign minister asserted that Russia has declared it will offer "its full support and cooperation" to Caracas in the fight against the US blockade.

The Venezuelan foreign minister asserted that Russia has declared it will offer "its full support and cooperation" to Caracas in the fight against the US blockade. In the conversation, the Russian Foreign Ministry stated that it "reaffirmed its broad solidarity and support with the leaders and people of Venezuela in the current situation." "They represent a risk to international shipping and have far-reaching repercussions for the region." Trump claimed that Venezuela "is surrounded" by "the largest fleet ever assembled in the history of South America," and declared a "total blockade" against sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, which represents an intensification of military actions in the area ostensibly aimed at combating drug trafficking, according to the White House. So far, the United States has seized two oil tankers, and on Sunday, US personnel attempted to intercept a third.