The seizure this week of the oil tanker Skipper off the coast of Venezuela appeared to signal a new stage in the Trump administration’s effort to oust President Nicolás Maduro by strangling with sanct...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday reaffirmed his support to Venezuela in a phone call with long-time ally President Nicolas Maduro, the Kremlin said.

The vessel, the Skipper, was seized in international waters and was carrying Venezuelan crude, a senior US official said.