The United Nations Security Council will convene an emergency session to address escalating tensions after the United States threatened to blockade Venezuela’s oil shipments, condemned as a violation of international law.
The United Nations Security Council will convene an emergency session on December, 23 to address escalating tensions with Venezuela, following a U.S. threat to blockade the country’s oil shipments.
The meeting was called at the direct request of the Venezuelan Government, which condemns the potential blockade as an act of coercion that violates international law and threatens regional stability.
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The session, confirmed by Slovenia’s presidency of the Council, responds to recent statements from U.S. President Donald Trump targeting sanctioned Venezuelan oil tankers. Caracas argues this move constitutes an unlawful threat to its national energy trade and maritime transport.
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Caracas’ Stance
In a formal address to the UN, Venezuela’s Permanent Representative, Samuel Moncada, rejected U.S. assertions regarding the country’s natural resources and warned that threats of a naval and aerial blockade undermine widely recognized international norms.
President Nicolas Maduro further escalated the diplomatic response, revealing he had discussed the crisis directly with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and describing the U.S. position as reflecting a “colonialist vision” and expressed grave concern for regional peace.
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