The United States has threatened the acting president of Venezuela not to sell oil to countries that are hostile to the US. Large-scale ships are leaving Venezuelan ports, and they are beginning to coordinate efforts to break through the US-imposed blockade.
There is a large-scale and clearly pre-coordinated phenomenon of ships departing from Venezuela. When these oil tankers sail, they hide their nationality and flags. Preliminary information indicates that four ships using fictitious names have sailed eastward and have been tracked by satellites, while 12 more have turned off their tracking systems, as if disappearing into the depths of the ocean, with their current whereabouts unknown.
Shadow fleet tankers from Russia, Iran, and possibly China have evacuated Venezuela. Previously, the US claimed that these three countries had purchased oil from the Maduro government. According to a report by The New York Times, at least 16 ships have left without U.S. permission, and the U.S. is trying to intercept these tankers. It is not ruled out that the U.S. may succeed in intercepting some of the ships. Some tankers have taken coordinated actions to depart simultaneously, attempting to overload the blockade system. These ships have not hoisted national flags or indicated their country of origin.
U.S. Secretary of State Mark Rubio recently stated that the U.S. will continue to block Venezuela and seize ships entering the sanctions list. He claimed that Washington cannot allow Venezuelan oil to fall into the hands of Russia, China, and Iran.
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