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Venezuela shrugs off US blockade as Brazil's Lula offers mediation to 'avoid armed conflict'
Venezuela has claimed its crude oil exports are not impacted by US President Donald Trump's announcement of a potentially crippling blockade, insisting it is proceeding with business as usual. Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva offered Thursday to mediate between Washington and Caracas to "avoid armed conflict", with the UN Security Council set to discuss the mounting crisis next week.
Venezuela has claimed its crude oil exports are not impacted by US President Donald Trump's announcement of a potentially crippling blockade, insisting it is proceeding with business as usual. Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva offered Thursday to mediate between Washington and Caracas to "avoid armed conflict", with the UN Security Council set to discuss the mounting crisis next week.
