Trump, Ukraine and Venezuela
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This investigative report examines claims that Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump considered a covert geopolitical swap of Ukraine for Venezuela, grounded in primary source testimony from former Trump Russia adviser Fiona Hill and official records.
Russia has been critical of the Trump administration for its military operation in Caracas and ouster of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and has sought his release.
Efforts to end Russia’s war in Ukraine have continued this week, but there are no signs of a major breakthrough. Here & Now‘s Scott Tong speaks with Fiona Hill, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. She served in the first Trump administration as ...
The U.S. had been pursuing the tanker since last month after it tried to evade a U.S. blockade around Venezuela.
Trump has directed Energy Secretary Chris Wright to carry out his plan for the oil to be taken by storage ships and transported to the U.S.