The war of words and weapons between the US and Venezuela involves much more than a conflict over drug trafficking and democracy; it’s a test of how effectively President Donald Trump can project power in America’s own hemisphere without creating more problems than he solves.
China told the United States on Thursday to “immediately stop” arming Taiwan, after Taipei said Washington had approved the sale of $11 billion of weapons to the island.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky will be in Brussels on Thursday to convince European partners to use frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine, despite Washington pressuring EU countries against the plan, a Ukrainian official told AFP.
Donald Trump’s administration has given its approval to sell $11 billion of weapons to Taiwan, the second batch of such sales since the US president returned to office, Taipei said Thursday.
The US Congress on Wednesday permanently ended sanctions imposed on Syria under ousted leader Bashar al-Assad, paving the way for the return of investment to the war-ravaged nation.
President Donald Trump promised Americans an economic boom in an address to the nation on Wednesday, while blaming Democratic predecessor Joe Biden for high prices that have hit the Republican’s popularity.
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday the bloc must take a decision on financing Ukraine at a crunch summit this week, with leaders under pressure to agree a plan to use frozen Russian assets.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Wednesday that she is “always open” to dialogue with China despite a diplomatic row between Tokyo and Beijing over comments she made about Taiwan.
French President Emmanuel Macron, who has threatened to impose European tariffs on China in the coming months, called for a ‘cooperative’ approach with Beijing to reduce trade imbalances with the European Union, in his opinion article published in the Financial Times.
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced the designation of the Venezuelan regime as a foreign terrorist organization and imposed a naval blockade on “sanctioned oil tankers” heading to and leaving Venezuela, sharply escalating his pressure campaign against Caracas while issuing new demands for access to the country’s crude.
