17:09 - 23.12.2025

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December 23, Fineko/abc.az. Washington can sell, use in a strategic reserve, or keep oil from tankers seized off the coast of Venezuela.

ABC.AZ reports that U.S. President Donald Trump made this statement on December 22. According to Trump, the U.S. also intends to retain the ships themselves.

On December 10, off the coast of Venezuela, US Marine Corps soldiers jointly seized an oil tanker Skipper.

And on December 16, Trump announced the beginning of a "complete and comprehensive" blockade against all "sanctioned" oil tankers bound for and from Venezuela.