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Venezuela RESPONDS To T&T Approving U.S. Military Aircraft To Transit Airports — Accuses Country of Helping ‘Oil Piracy,’ Cuts All Gas Talks

Mere hours after the Ministry of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs reaffirmed sustained security co-operation with the United States, including its granting of approval for U.S. military aircraft to transit Trinidad and Tobago’s Airports, the Government of Venezuela has responded with sharp criticism. 

In a blistering communiqué this afternoon (Monday 15th December, 2025) via Instagram, Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez said, “In immediate response to this ‘escalation of hostilities and serious aggressions,’ Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has made the decision to immediately terminate any existing contract, agreement, or negotiation for the supply of natural gas to T&T.”

According to the statement, Venezuela has “full knowledge” of Trinidad and Tobago’s alleged participation in the theft of Venezuelan oil on 10th December, 2025 by the U.S. administration, in which a vessel transporting Venezuelan oil (identified as the “Skipper”) was intercepted and seized off Venezuela’s coast. The Government called the incident an act of “piracy,” orchestrated by the United States, describing it as “a serious violation of international law and a clear transgression of the principles of free navigation and trade.”

Venezuela further accused Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar of pursuing a hostile agenda against Caracas, alleging that U.S. military radar systems installed in Trinidad and Tobago are being used to monitor and interfere with Venezuelan oil shipments. The communiqué went as far as to claim that Trinidad and Tobago has been converted into a “U.S. aircraft carrier” for aggression against Venezuela.

The Venezuelan statement comes just hours after a Media Release from the Ministry of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs reaffirmed Trinidad and Tobago’s commitment to sustained co-operation with the United States in areas of regional security, surveillance, and stability. The Ministry also confirmed approvals had been granted for U.S. military aircraft to transit local airports, describing the movements as logistical in nature, involving supply replenishment and routine personnel rotations.

The Ministry highlighted the benefits of co-operation between the U.S. and Trinidad and Tobago, including joint military training, enhanced radar surveillance capabilities, and the interdiction of millions of dollars’ worth of illegal narcotics.

Venezuela has now rejected those explanations, warning that it would not tolerate what it described as violations of its sovereignty and international law.

More on this as it becomes available.

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[Source: Ian Alleyne]

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