Venezuela claims US naval blockade is not affecting oil exports
Venezuelastruck a defiant note Wednesday, insisting its crude oilexportswere not impacted by US PresidentDonald Trump's announcement of a potentially crippling blockade.
Trump's declaration on Tuesday marked a new escalation in his months-long campaign ofmilitaryand economic pressure on Venezuela's authoritarian leftist PresidentNicolas Maduro.
Venezuela, which has the world's largest proven oil reserves, s