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humanodon  ·  3925 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: U.S. Expels Venezuelan Diplomats in Tit-For-Tat Move Over Unrest - NYTimes.com

Yeah, that really surprised me too, since the bulk of what I see about Venezuela in the US is, "why can't we get coverage of Venezuela?"

As for the other thing, Ukraine's stability is very important for the EU and thus for the US. I'm still not clear on how the US fits in with Venezuela, but oil is certainly an issue.