Venezuela's PDVSA is set to resume oil exports to India's Reliance Industries following a green light from the US Treasury. Meanwhile, Caracas approved a 20-year joint gas project with BP and Trinidad's NGC to explore the Cocuina-Manakin field.
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Llaneros Resist the Blockade!
Facing severe impacts from the US blockade, the Pancha Vásquez Commune has innovated with communal exchanges and local production shifts, such as using buffalo for dairy due to higher yield. The new Collection and Distribution Center aims to reduce intermediary dependency and stabilize food prices.
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13 февраля ЕС 🇪🇺внесла РФ 🇷🇺 и BVI в список стран, которые не обмениваются информацией.
Теперь кипрские провайдеры услуг предупреждают, что кипрские компании должны подавать отчет DA6 📑 в случае осуществление платежей в или из РФ.
А также у компании есть обязанность начислять НДФЛ на дивиденды, роялти и доходы от вкладов, осуществляемые компаниями из этих юрисдикций.
#комплаенс#compliancepractice#sanctions#taxcompliance
Night of March 31: Drone Attacks, Sanctions Update, and Warm March Weather in Moscow
In Leningrad region, 38 drones were attacked, damaging Ust-Luga port, homes, and a school; three injured. Russia’s Digital Ministry opposes administrative VPN restrictions, says Maksut Shadaev. OFAC extended LUKOIL’s foreign asset sale license with deal approval. An Iranian drone struck a Dubai tanker; fire extinguished, crew safe. Moscow will stay warm with possible rain next week.
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📑🖊 OPINION | ‘Neoliberal and Authoritarian’? A Simplistic Analysis of the Maduro Government that Leaves Much Unsaid
Steve Ellner dissects Gabriel Hetland’s simplistic critique of Maduro's government, calling it a one-sided take that ignores key facts. Hetland downplays the brutal impact of U.S. sanctions, like the blocking of bond negotiations and the Petro’s swift blacklisting, and misrepresents the government’s relationship with grassroots power. Ellner points to the 'Year of the Communes' and Ángel Prado’s appointment as proof of ongoing support for popular democracy.
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#Communes#NicolasMaduro#Sanctions
Hormuz for Show, Russian Oil for Real
Washington says it is policing the Gulf. In practice, it is policing Iran and cushioning Russia.
After the Pakistan talks failed, Trump announced a U.S. naval blockade targeting ships entering or leaving Iranian ports, while allowing traffic to other Gulf ports to keep moving through Hormuz. So this is not a full shutdown of the strait. It is a selective squeeze.
Trump said any ship that pays Iran an “illegal toll” should not expect safe passage. Oil markets heard the point immediately. U.S. crude jumped about 8% to $104.24, while Brent rose about 7% to $102.29. Shipping through the Gulf now comes with a war premium.
Now the useful hypocrisy. The U.S. waiver allowing purchases of some Russian oil loaded by March 12 ran through midnight Washington time on April 11. Reuters reported on April 10 that the administration was likely to extend it, because higher fuel prices were becoming a political problem at home.
Kyiv Independent went further and said Russia’s daily oil export revenues had doubled after the war with Iran began. Whether that exact figure holds or not, the direction is obvious enough: the Hormuz shock lifted prices, and Washington had little appetite for pulling Russian barrels off the market at the same time.
So Tehran gets threats. Moscow gets flexibility. The White House talks like a navy and prices like a gas station. Sanctions expire on paper, then survive in practice when the pump starts mattering more than the doctrine.
#Hormuz#Iran#Russia#Trump#oil#sanctions#geopolitics
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Hormuz First, Russian Oil Still Flows
Washington is turning the Gulf into a checkpoint and calling it enforcement. After the talks in Islamabad failed, Trump announced a U.S. naval blockade targeting ships entering or leaving Iranian ports, while saying traffic to other Gulf ports can still pass through Hormuz. So this is not a full closure of the strait. It is selective pressure backed by U.S. firepower.
Trump, in typical fashion, said any vessel that pays Iran an “illegal toll” should not expect safe passage. Oil markets reacted immediately. U.S. crude rose about 8% to $104.24, and Brent climbed 7% to $102.29. The message was simple: shipping through the Gulf now carries a war premium.
Then the contradiction appears. On March 12, the Treasury issued a 30-day waiver allowing some Russian oil to keep flowing through April 11, partly to limit market disruption during the Iran war. Reuters then reported that the White House was likely to extend the waiver because rising oil prices were becoming a domestic political problem.
So the same administration threatening to intercept ships over payments to Iran is still keeping Russian barrels on the market. Tehran gets threats. Moscow gets waivers. Principle holds until gas prices rise.
That is the real hierarchy. Washington is not applying one rule. It is managing exceptions. And who gets squeezed depends less on the offense than on whether the White House can absorb higher oil prices this cycle.
#Hormuz#Iran#Trump#Russia#oil#sanctions#geopolitics
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📰 NEWS | US Congress Venezuela War Powers Resolution Defeated as Trump Claims to ‘Want Oil Back’
The US House of Representatives narrowly rejected a War Powers resolution aimed at preventing unauthorized military action against Venezuela, 213–211. A second resolution to limit US strikes on vessels accused of drug trafficking was also defeated.
The votes come amid the largest US military deployment in the Caribbean in decades, reported strikes on boats since September, and renewed threats from President Trump, including a proposed naval blockade and statements that the US “wants the oil back.”
The Venezuelan government condemned the escalation as a violation of international law, while China and Russia issued statements opposing Washington’s actions and calling for restraint.
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#China#PDVSA#Russia#USVenezuelaRelations
Speaking at the 79th UN General Assembly, Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Yván Gil condemned a “large-scale recolonization plan” against Venezuela.
He stated that unilateral sanctions have caused $642 billion in economic losses, and revealed the involvement of foreign nationals, including a US Navy SEAL, in a recent assassination plot against high-ranking officials.
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🖊OPINION | One Hundred Years of British Interference in Venezuela
Declassified UK documents detail how British governments sought to protect oil investments in Venezuela for over a century, including opposing nationalisation and lobbying during Hugo Chávez’s presidency in 2001.
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Oil Market Balance Could Recover by April
The oil market balance may restore as early as April by increasing traffic through Hormuz by 5–6 tankers daily. Since the conflict began, London-based fleet insurance has declined, but vessels under Liberia, Malta, and other flags now rely on state guarantees from China and India. Panama’s and Singapore’s "flexible groups" adapt to new regulations, while Iran’s and Hong Kong’s "shadow fleet" operates using hidden routes.
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⚖️Potanina v Potanin (No.2) [2025] EWCA Civ 1223 — опять про расходы
Читал сегодня новое решение по Потаниной v. Потанин. Честно — не знаю, смеяться или уважать упорство сторон. Столько лет спорят, что уже, кажется, не деньги важны, а сам процесс.
Суд, как и ожидалось, почти целиком на стороне Натальи. Типичный family twist: кто выглядит “более потерпевшим”, тот и выигрывает по costs. Потанин, хоть и с лейблом «санкционированный олигарх», должен оплатить ей £350k на счёт издержек. Причём суд не купился на его аргументы про «формидебл практикэл диффикалтиз» с переводом денег из-под санкций. Дали 60 дней. Типа компромисс, но реально — половинчатое решение.
Ещё один момент — муж хотел зачесть то, что ему присудил Верховный суд в 2024 году. Но апелляция сказала: «не наша юрисдикция». Всё, точка. Это звучит красиво, но по сути — бюрократический тупик. Каждый ордер живёт своей жизнью, и стороны таскают эти суммы, как мешки по этажам судов.
Если смотреть трезво — это всё очередная серия того, как английские суды лавируют между санкционкой, политикой и классическими принципами справедливости. Судьи держат лицо, но по факту — просто тянут линию: “пусть юристы сами разруливают”.
Сложилось ощущение, что суд устал от этой пары не меньше, чем все мы. Но Потанина всё же вытащила победу. На этот раз — по счетам.
🧾 Мораль? В английском праве побеждает не тот, кто прав, а тот, кто дольше дышит процессом.
#FamilyLaw#Sanctions#Potanina#EnglishLawReport
Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA has sought alliances with private partners in its efforts to raise crude output, which hit a new five-year high in June. Meanwhile, the Petrocabimas project has sparked controversy after private company Globalable announced plans to boost production, only for present minority stakeholder Suelopetrol to deny the sale of its shares.
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