"The United States has announced sanctions on three nephews by marriage of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and six Venezuela-flagged oil tankers and shipping firms linked to them, amid ongoing political conflict between Washington and Caracas. This latest move by Donald Trump's administration on Thursday came just one day after US forces seized another oil tanker, the Skipper, just off the coast of Venezuela."
"Since September, the US has carried out at least 21 deadly strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats in the Caribbean Sea, killing more than 80 people. While the White House has justified the attacks as necessary to stem the flow of illegal drugs into the US, political observers believe the aim is to drive Maduro out of power, not least because Venezuela is not a main source of drugs and the Trump administration has provided no evidence that any of the boats were carrying them."
President Trump's administration imposed sanctions on three nephews by marriage of President Nicolas Maduro and on six Venezuela-flagged oil tankers and associated shipping firms. US forces seized the oil tanker Skipper just off Venezuela's coast one day earlier. Since September, the US conducted at least 21 strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats in the Caribbean, killing more than 80 people. The White House framed the strikes as efforts to stem illegal drug flows into the United States. Political observers contend the measures seek to drive Maduro from power and note Venezuela is not a primary drug source and evidence linking the vessels to drugs has not been presented. The US Treasury described the sanctions as targeting family members and maritime networks that fund Maduro's regime and as a reversal of prior diplomatic strategy.
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