2025-12-21
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America's Coast Guard reportedly boarded a vessel off Venezuela's coast days after Donald Trump ordered a complete blockade of oil tankers under sanctions that enter or leave the country.
It follows the seizure of another tanker earlier this month.
Exports of Venezuelan crude have fallen as oil tankers remain offshore to avoid seizure,
squeezing revenue for Nicolas Maduro's oil-dependent regime.
Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine's president,
said America has proposed trilateral talks with Ukraine and Russia in Florida.
Mr Zelensky said that European officials already in Florida for the peace talks could also take part.
Earlier Vladimir Putin said there would be no peace until the root causes of the conflict were addressed.
Russia demands that Ukraine seed large chunks of its eastern territory.
Russia stepped up attacks on Ukraine's Black Sea coast,
targeting the port of Pyvdenia and infrastructure in the Odessa region.
The assault damaged reservoirs and a bridge linking the area to Moldova,