"The US has carried out a series of increasingly aggressive measures over the past several months, deploying sizeable military forces to Latin America, seizing oil tankers, killing dozens of people in military strikes on what it says are drug-trafficking boats and threatening land strikes on Venezuela itself. The legality of some of those acts, such as the seizures of oil tankers in international waters, is contested."
"We have a massive armada formed, the biggest we've ever had and by far the biggest we've ever had in South America, Trump told reporters on Monday. Maduro has said the US is seeking to topple his government and seize control of Venezuela's large oil reserves, which members of the Trump administration have falsely claimed rightfully belong to the US. Trump said on Monday that the US would retain the oil seized from the tankers as well as the tankers themselves."
Venezuelan authorities passed a law criminalizing support or financing of blockades and acts of piracy, with penalties up to 20 years in prison. The measure seeks to protect the national economy and prevent deterioration of living standards, according to Giuseppe Alessandrello during presentation before the National Assembly controlled by Maduro's ruling party. The legislation followed US seizures of oil tankers linked to Venezuela and a broader US pressure campaign involving military deployments, maritime seizures, and strikes. The legality of some US actions is contested, Maduro accuses the US of seeking to topple his government and seize Venezuela's oil, and the US says it will retain seized oil and tankers.
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