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“The Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has questioned Donald Trump’s oil deal with Venezuela’s interim government, saying the country’s natural resources do not belong to “an illegitimate regime”.”

““We did Venezuela and we did this.”

“It is as obvious to Trump that Moscow has a seigneurial right over Ukraine as it is that he should be allowed to decide who governs Venezuela and who sells its oil.”

“…ranking US officials – including the head of the CIA, the chair of the joint chiefs of staff and the energy secretary, Chris Wright – have visited Caracas, while Trump recently trumpeted striking “the biggest oil deal in world history” with Rodríguez’s…”

“Donald Trump has long coveted the oilfields of other nations and declared an agreement with Venezuela to be “the biggest oil deal in world history”.”

“Trump bragged of the recent oil deal between the US and Venezuela, as she appeared to wince.”

“That was the feeling among observers at the UN general assembly, an annual festival of hobnobbing and dealmaking for global leaders.”

“Ukraine stepped up its attacks on Russia’s energy sector over the weekend, launching its largest reported strike yet on the Moscow region in a barrage that struck a major Moscow oil refinery and killed three people.”

“…igil, a former treasury department expert, observed that in dealing with the “same corrupt regime, different leader … the Trump administration has provided almost no information on the system it has established to sell Venezuelan oil, collect the revenue, and…”

“The Trump administration is seeking greater US access to Venezuela’s minerals, including gold, as it expands its push to gain control and influence over the South American country’s vast natural resources beyond oil, according to three sources familiar with…”

“The deal makes BP one of the first large-scale international oil firms to return to Venezuela after rival Shell secured a licence to develop the first phase of the Loran field earlier this summer.”