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Is Venezuela Willing to Start a Caribean War?
The timing of Russia sending two long-range bombers to Venezuela earlier in December was Washington wondering what Caracas is thinking.
- Scott B. MacDonald
- The National Interest
On December 22, 2018, the Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela ‘íntercepted” the ExxonMobil research ship, the Ramform Tethys, in the exclusive economic zone and continental shelf of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana.
The ship is flagged by the government of Bahamas and was contracted to to contact seismic work by ExxonMobil and has a crew of seventy.
Relations between Guyana and Venezuela have deteriorated considerably since Nicolas Maduro came into office in…