America has taken another major action against a Russian oil tanker. This time America has seized a Russian oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea.
Earlier today, the US has released two crew members, both of whom are Russian citizens. Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova gave this information.
He said, “In response to our appeal, US President Donald Trump has decided to release two Russian citizens from the crew of the tanker Marinara, who were detained by the US side during an operation in the North Atlantic. We welcome this decision and express our gratitude to the US leadership.”
‘Second wave of attacks’ on Venezuela canceled
Earlier, the US President said in a post on his social media platform, “Venezuela is releasing a large number of political prisoners as a sign of the pursuit of peace. This is a very important and wise step. The USA and Venezuela are working well together, especially in terms of rebuilding their oil and gas infrastructure into a much bigger, better and more modern one. Because of this cooperation, I have canceled the previously expected second wave of attacks, which is now needed.” “However, for security reasons, at least $100 billion will be invested by BIG OIL, which I will meet at the White House.”
According to US media, two US officials have confirmed that the operation lasted overnight and was carried out by the Coast Guard and Joint Task Force Southern Spear. The vessel, named Olina Tanker, was seized near Trinidad and is the fifth such interception in recent weeks.
Reuters cited a shipping source familiar with the matter as saying that the Olina, which was falsely flying the flag of Timor Leste according to public shipping database Equasys, had previously departed from Venezuela and had returned to the region when it was seized on Friday.