Maduro suspends Trinidad and Tobago gas accord over US warship visit

Move in retaliation to neighboring island nation's welcoming of a US warship

Last updated: October 28, 2025 | 05:09

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A speedboat of the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard patrols as the USS Gravely warship is seen at a distance from Port of Spain on October 26, 2025.

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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday announced he had suspended an energy agreement with Trinidad and Tobago in response to the neighboring island nation's welcoming of a US warship.

Maduro announced the "immediate suspension" of the energy agreement in a televised address, accusing Trinidadian Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar of transforming her nation "into an aircraft carrier of the American empire against Venezuela."

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Maduro suspends Trinidad and Tobago gas accord over US warship visit

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