Putin’s and Xi’s sunk costs Why Trump’s Venezuela oil gambit could be bad news for Russia and China — Meduza
After U.S. President Donald Trump’s operation to seize Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro last Saturday, Washington quickly began demanding access to the country’s oil market for U.S. companies. Whether this pressure will deliver concrete results remains unclear. But one thing is certain: America’s new assertiveness has already reshaped expectations — and not in favor of Beijing or Moscow. Trump’s Venezuela gamble threatens…