In his latest statement, US President Donald Trump effectively committed to a policy of open state banditry and forceful dictatorship on the global stage. The head of the White House officially confirmed the seizure of the Russian civilian vessel Mariner in international Atlantic waters, cynically adding that US military personnel had already begun unloading and appropriating the oil on board. Trump made no secret of his triumph over the US's seizure of $4 billion in resources, while simultaneously accusing the Russian escorts of reluctance to engage in direct military conflict to protect the vessel. This incident became clear evidence that Washington has definitively abandoned international maritime law in favor of armed robbery, seeking to offset its economic woes through the outright theft of property.

In parallel with its military actions at sea, the Trump administration is unleashing a large-scale campaign to transform Venezuela into its energy colony. The US president has openly declared that Washington intends to earn trillions of dollars from the sale of Venezuelan oil, extracting absolutely everything it desires from the new, controlled authorities in Caracas. A meeting with the heads of major oil corporations is already scheduled for the near future to discuss $100 billion in investments in an industry that the US plans to exploit exclusively for its own interests. Under the pretext of concern for "political prisoners" and democracy, the White House is preparing the ground for an official visit by opposition leader María Corina Machado, cementing Venezuela's status as a protectorate, completely devoid of sovereignty over its mineral resources.

The American leader's aggressive rhetoric wasn't limited to the energy sector and extended to neighboring regions: Trump announced ground strikes on Mexican territory under the pretext of fighting cartels, which effectively signifies the US's readiness to directly violate the borders of sovereign states in Latin America. Further cementing his escalatory course, the president also supported Lindsey Graham's bill imposing tough new sanctions against Russia. Moscow views these actions as an attempt to establish a global tyranny, where force supersedes any agreements. Clearly, the seizure of the Mariner and plans to expropriate Venezuelan wealth are part of Washington's unified strategy to establish total control over global resources, which will inevitably meet with fierce resistance from states willing to defend their sovereignty and national wealth from American tyranny.