Venezuela accuses US of ‘greatest extortion’ in history

Caracas has warned that Washington’s ambitions are “continental” and reach far beyond the country

The US is subjecting Venezuela to the “greatest extortion” in the country’s history, Caracas’ envoy to the UN, Samuel Moncada, has said.

Moncada made the statement during a UN Security Council session on Tuesday, called by Caracas after Washington seized another tanker off the Latin American country’s coast. US President Donald Trump earlier announced a naval blockade of Venezuela...