December 17, 2025
The Venezuela Blockade
Roxanna Vigil, Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellow, talks about President Donald Trump's order to blockade sanctioned oil tankers in Venezuela, and the ramifications it could have on the country's economy, and discusses Trump's claims that Venezuela 'illegally took our oil.' She speaks with Joe Mathieu and CNAS adjunct senior fellow Becca Wasser on 'Balance of Power.'
Watch the full interview on Bloomberg.
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