"Venezuela has accused the government of Trinidad and Tobago of taking part in the US seizure of an oil tanker off Venezuela's coast last week, as Donald Trump's four-month pressure campaign against Nicolas Maduro continues to reverberate across the region. In a statement on Monday, the Maduro regime accused Trinidad and Tobago of participating in the theft of Venezuelan oil, committed by the US administration on 10 December with the assault on a vessel transporting this strategic Venezuelan product."
"US forces intercepted the Skipper tanker near the Venezuelan coast, where it was believed to be carrying nearly 2m barrels of Venezuela's heavy crude an act the Maduro government described as piracy, a serious violation of international law and a blatant breach of the principles of free navigation and trade. Without specifying what role T&T was alleged to have played in the oil tanker seizure, the Maduro regime announced the immediate termination of any agreement, contract or negotiation on natural gas supply between the two countries."
Venezuela accused Trinidad and Tobago of participating in the US seizure of an oil tanker off Venezuela's coast on 10 December, alleging theft of nearly 2m barrels of heavy crude. US forces intercepted the Skipper tanker near the Venezuelan coast and Venezuela described the action as piracy, a violation of international law and free navigation. Trinidad and Tobago installed a radar and granted US military access to its airports, stating the measures target local crime and not attacks on other countries. Venezuela, via vice-president Delcy Rodriguez, accused T&T prime minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar of vassalage and terminated all natural gas agreements and negotiations.
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