US orders blockade of sanctioned vessels travelling to/from Venezuela

18 December 2025

US orders blockade of sanctioned vessels travelling to/from VenezuelaBillion Photos/Shutterstock.com

US President Donald Trump has announced a ‘blockade’ of all sanctioned oil vessels travelling to/from Venezuela. President Trump said: The Maduro regime is using oil to finance drug terrorism, human trafficking, murder and kidnapping....

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Maya Lester KC

Maya Lester KC is a senior barrister (King’s Counsel) at Brick Court Chambers with a wide-ranging practice in public law, European law, competition law, international law, human rights & civil liberties. She has a particular expertise in sanctions. She is the…

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