Der Zugriff der USA auf Venezuelas Ölreserven entspricht der Nationalen Sicherheitsstrategie der Trump-Regierung, die das Ziel formuliert, US-Konzerne müssten alle strategisch wichtigen natürlichen Ressourcen der Westlichen Hemisphäre – Lateinamerikas, der Karibik und Grönlands – kontrollieren. In Venezuelas Ölbranche hatten russische und vor allem chinesische Konzerne Fuß gefasst. US-Außenminister Marco Rubio erklärte kurz nach dem US-Überfall auf das Land gegenüber einem US-Fernsehsender: „Was wir nicht zulassen werden, ist, dass die Ölindustrie in Venezuela ... Bitte hier anmelden
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