U.S. tanker seizures put pressure on Russian 'shadow fleet' and Putin's economy

After a weekslong chase across the Atlantic, the U.S. took over the Bella 1 in an operation that defied Russian warnings.

Putin’s secret bargain to trade Ukraine for Venezuela

Facing Congress three years before Russia invaded Ukraine, Donald Trump’s recently departed Russia adviser made an ...

A High-Seas Gambit Humiliates Putin

Trump has pushed Russia out of Latin America and seized tankers while conceding nothing in Europe.

Trump sending message to Putin, Venezuela and the world with tanker seizure, experts say

The US has seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the Atlantic, after tracking it for weeks and calling in the assistance of ...

Trump’s gunboat diplomacy presents peril – and opportunity – for Putin

The US raid on Venezuela has exposed the limits of ties between Moscow and Caracas – while pointing the way for potential ...
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Why Is the Kremlin Quiet on Venezuela?

Why is Moscow quiet after the US capture of Venezuela’s Maduro? Russia Decoded unpacks Kremlin strategy, Trump, Putin, and ...

Russia loses ally in Venezuela but hopes to gain from Trump's 'Wild West' realpolitik

Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro's capture by the United States has deprived Vladimir Putin of an ally and could increase U.S ...

Why Russia has kept quiet over Maduro's ouster in Venezuela

Russia sent bombers to Venezuela to support Maduro not too long ago, but now the Kremlin has stood by and watched as the US ...