One further point: this whole discussion about whether Venezuela should seek to burst through a non-existent blockade to sell oil to China is all just a furphy (and not just because the blockade does not exist).
Venezuela's oil exports are currently on the rise and only set to further increase https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/venezuelas-oil-exports-surpassed-1-million-bpd-first-6-months-shipping-data-2026-04-01/ That is why the US does not need a blockade and the Venezuelan government sees no need to start sending shadow fleets to China or elsewhere. The Venezuelan government made clear, before and after Jan 3, that it was/is happy to play the role of oil provider to the US in return for recognition. That is what has/is occurring. The real discussion is how did we get to such a situation where the capitulation was so quick and stark (and with so little push back internally in Venezuela), and what should have been done to avoid this in the first place. But this is precisely the discussion that the pro-Maduro left want to avoid reckoning with. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#41454): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/41454 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/118607353/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
