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Venezuela has accused Donald Trump of making a "colonialist threat" after he said the airspace around the country should be considered closed.

The country's foreign ministry called Trump's comments "another extravagant, illegal and unjustified aggression against the Venezuelan people".

The US does not legally have the authority to close another country's airspace, but Trump's online post could lead to travel uncertainty and deter airlines from operating there.

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[-] PoorYorick@lemmy.world 50 points 2 days ago

Just so it's clear, Venezuela has ample oil, and holds one of the world's top ten supplies of fresh water.

[-] Jarix@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago

Didn't they also heavily develop a lithium extraction industry in the last decade or so?

[-] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Does the Swiss based Nestle want the water for their plastic bottles?

[-] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 3 points 2 days ago

i think they have 2nd highest amount of oil/gas deposit outside of the ME.

[-] mirshafie@europe.pub 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Actually they have the largest proven oil reserve in the world, although it is a composition that needs more processing to turn into fuel. Which may make it unique for precursors for certain plastics, pharmaceuticals or advanced materials.

Top estimated reserves are:

  1. Venezuela 48 Gm³
  2. KSA 42 Gm³
  3. Iran 33 Gm³
  4. Canada 26 Gm³

As for gas reserves, it's

  1. Russia 47.8 Tm³
  2. Iran 33.5 Tm³
  3. Qatar 24.3 Tm³
  4. USA 9.1 Tm³
[-] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 1 day ago

thats why the oil barrons want it,

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