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Trump ally defends Venezuela oil deal amid ‘gunpoint diplomacy’ criticism

From The Guardian · () English

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  • US Energy Secretary Chris Wright denied that Washington aims to seize Venezuelan oil in violation of the country’s constitution.
  • Wright described the energy deal between the US and Venezuela’s interim leaders as a transformation of relations, amid criticism of what opponents call “gunpoint diplomacy.”

Chris Wright, the US energy secretary, rejected claims that Washington is trying to “take” Venezuela’s oil through a heavy-handed deal with the country’s interim leaders.

“Absolutely not,” Wright told a CNBC journalist when asked whether the arrangement violated Venezuela’s constitution. He called the deal a “transformation” of US-Venezuela relations, as criticism grows over what opponents describe as “gunpoint diplomacy.”

Absolutely not

— Chris Wright, US energy secretaryWright denied that the United States was pursuing a heavy-handed effort to take Venezuelan oil in violation of the country’s constitution.
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