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https://www.turkiyetoday.com/world/r...ankers-3211754Russia evacuates diplomats' families from Venezuela as US seizes oil tankers
Russia's Foreign Ministry has begun evacuating the families of diplomats from Venezuela, a European intelligence official told AP on Monday, as the United States pursues its third sanctioned oil tanker in the Caribbean and President Donald Trump convenes senior national security officials at his Mar-a-Lago resort.
The evacuations, which started Friday and include women and children, come as Russian officials assess the situation in Venezuela in what the intelligence source described as "very grim tones." The withdrawals signal heightened concerns about stability in the South American nation as the Trump administration escalates its four-month pressure campaign against President Nicolas Maduro's government.
More than 10 vehicles bearing diplomatic license plates stood outside Russia's embassy in Caracas Monday morning, though no personnel were visible entering or exiting the compound. The vehicles had departed by early afternoon. Neither the White House nor the Kremlin responded to requests for comment.
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil said Monday he spoke by telephone with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who expressed Moscow's support against Trump's declared blockade. Gil accused Washington of committing "attacks against vessels and extrajudicial executions, and the unlawful acts of piracy" in the Caribbean.
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Coast Guard is having trouble boarding the Bella-1, which keeps sailing toward Europe
https://gcaptain.com/coast-guard-pur...-into-reality/A U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the Coast Guard officials on the Ford were from a Maritime Security Response Team and at the time too far from Bella 1 to carry out a boarding operation.
“There are limited teams who are trained for these types of boardings,” said Corey Ranslem, chief executive of maritime security group Dryad Global and previously with the U.S. Coast Guard.
The Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to a request for comment and Reuters could not determine what, if any other reasons, have led to the Coast Guard not seizing the vessel yet.
The administration could ultimately choose to not board and seize the vessel.
The White House said that the United States was still in “active pursuit of a sanctioned dark fleet vessel that is part of Venezuela’s illegal sanctions evasion.”
US attacks Venezuela, kidnaps Maduro
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates...-maduro-trump/
- President Trump said Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife were "captured and flown out of the Country" early Saturday morning, confirming a "large scale strike" had been carried out by U.S. forces, as explosions were reported in Caracas and elsewhere.
- The U.S. Army's Delta Force, an elite special forces unit, carried out the operation to capture Maduro, officials told CBS News.
- A Republican senator said Secretary of State Marco Rubio had indicated that Maduro would face criminal charges in the U.S., where he was indicted years ago, and that Rubio "anticipates no further action in Venezuela."
No US casualties reported, resistance appears to have been slight
36 years later pretty much on the nose
.https://www.reuters.com/world/americ...ty-2026-01-03/Washington has not made such a direct intervention in Latin America since the invasion of Panama in 1989 to depose military leader Manuel Noriega, over similar allegations
Maduro, Trump said, “has been, along with his wife, captured and flown out of the Country. This operation was done in conjunction with U.S. Law Enforcement. Details to follow.” He set a news conference for later Saturday morning.
https://apnews.com/article/venezuela-us-explosions-caracas-ca712a67aaefc30b1831f5bf0b50665e
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U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee was not notified ahead of U.S. airstrikes on Venezuela, source tells CNN
will be interesting to see if other timely trades surface
Russia condemns the attack
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/e...n-in-venezuelaRussia condemned the US military action in Venezuela on Jan 3, saying there was no tenable justification for the attack and that “ideological hostility” had prevailed over diplomacy.
Venezuela is Russia’s most important ally in South America, though the Kremlin has stopped short of offering assistance to Caracas in the event of a conflict with the US.
“This morning, the United States committed an act of armed aggression against Venezuela. This is deeply concerning and condemnable,” the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement.
“The pretexts used to justify such actions are untenable. Ideological hostility has triumphed over businesslike pragmatism,” it added.
The statement did not mention Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro,
whom US President Donald Trump said was captured
during the Jan 3 military action on the South American country.
“We reaffirm our solidarity with the Venezuelan people,” Russia’s statement said, adding there were no reports of Russian citizens injured in US strikes. AFP
depends somewhat on Caracas and Havana -- Cuba reportedly has ~30,000 troops in VenezuelaRubio "anticipates no further action in Venezuela."
there was a bespoke OLC opinion for this scenario in 1989, the statement that the decapitation of Venezuela was conducted with by US forces "in conjunction with US law enforcement" seems pertinent
https://www.justice.gov/olc/opinion/...erritorial-lawAt the direction of the President or the Attorney General, the FBI may use its statutory authority to investigate and arrest individuals for violating United States law, even if the FBI’s actions contravene customary international law.
The President, acting through the Attorney General, has the inherent cons utional authority to deploy the FBI to investigate and arrest individuals for violating United States law, even if those actions contravene customary international law.
Extraterritorial law enforcement activities that are authorized by domestic law are not barred even if they contravene unexecuted treaties or treaty provisions, such as Article 2(4) of the United Nations Charter.
An arrest that is inconsistent with international or foreign law does not violate the Fourth Amendment.
https://www.justice.gov/file/151131/dl?inline
Last edited by Winehole23; 01-03-2026 at 08:25 AM.
the previous charges against Maduro:
https://storage.courtlistener.com/re...996.11.0_1.pdf
presumably there's now a superseding indictment, Maduro's wife wasn't charged before
Welp.. no one is going to defend Maduro, he's a goofy willing to do just about anything to stay in power
And his presence was absolutely a negative for the entire world especially the American continent, venezuelans fleeing from him flooded neighboring countries and in that sense everyone is relieved and even happy he is gone, myself included
My only problem is the people declaring freedom and liberty are back in Venezuela... Trump openly declares he was going to "recover" the oil and minerals venezuela had "stolen" from the US... Seems from here the only progress for venezuelans is the goofy living off their resources will be farther away and speak a little better English than the one they had for the past 10 years or so
(I've seen nothing yet on why Maduro's wife was detained too)
lol
How does he keep doing it?
Three more years to go.
I do hope so, Trump's going to drag a lot of y'all down with him
He's a shoe-in for the next FIFA Peace Prize.
How much money will maduro need to put in trumps pockets for his pardon?
It never gets old
That orange bas dragging his nuts all over Pavs, Homer and most importantly wines faces
Over and over
How does he keep going it
formally speaking, this is all framed as narcotics and firearms charges
seems Maduro's wife is charged with being a drug trafficker herself, along with members of her family
https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1422326/dl
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