New and more expansive US sanctions against Russia are likely to significantly disrupt oil supplies, the International Energy Agency said on Wednesday. The IEA said in its monthly Oil Market Report: Washington targeted two major oil producers (Gazprom Neft and Surgutneftegaz),

Without Damascus, the crucial Iran-Syria-Caracas transport corridor, Maduro’s leverage with Iran is diminished. And Iran, weakened by its war with Israel and in retreat to reassess military priorities, is unlikely to provide military cover for Venezuela.

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro announced the detention of three Ukrainians days before his inauguration, calling them "mercenaries" and accusing them of plotting a terrorist attack, Spanish news agency EFE reported on Jan.

Maduro’s inauguration seals an election outcome that opposition politicians and the US government say was stolen.

Edmundo González Urrutia is trying to bolster international support before Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro is sworn in Friday.

CARACAS. Jan 10 (Interfax) - Russian State Duma Chairman has attended the inauguration ceremony of Nicolas Maduro, who has been elected president of Venezuela, in the Federal Legislative Palace in Caracas. Volodin is representing Russia on the orders of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Secretary of State nominee Marco Rubio has been extremely critical of the Biden administration's approach to the Venezuelan regime

Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro on his swearing-in for a third term, the lower house of Russia's parliament said Friday.

Dismantling this regime will require strategic sanctions and diplomatic pressure,' a former Venezuelan intelligence official said.

Tariffs on crude oil — or witholding it entirely — in response to Trump's threats would cause pain on both sides of the border.

January 10 came and went and, as expected, Venezuelan autocrat Nicolás Maduro hung on to power. It is easy to throw our hands in the air and feel hopeless before an authoritarian government that ruthlessly persecutes any dissent.