The administration of U. S. President Donald Trump has demanded that Venezuela sever all economic ties with Russia, China, Iran, and Cuba. ABC News reported this, citing three sources familiar with the White House’s strategy.

According to the same sources, Washington is pressing Caracas to enter an exclusive partnership with the United States. Under this arrangement, American companies would receive priority rights to purchase Venezuelan heavy crude.

Such a framework would effectively strip Venezuela of control over its main strategic asset. Its oil infrastructure would be locked into externally imposed constraints, while U.S. pressure would deprive Caracas not only of export markets but also of the foreign policy alliances that have sustained the country in recent years.

Senator Roger Wicker has outlined another element of the U.S. plan, stating that Washington intends to take control of Venezuelan oil tankers that are already fully loaded. In his assessment, Venezuela has only a matter of weeks left to avert a financial collapse.

Wicker also clarified that the strategy does not involve deploying ground troops. Instead, it relies on a naval blockade combined with intensified economic pressure.

Meanwhile, Trump himself has stated that Venezuelan authorities will hand over between 30 and 50 million barrels of oil to the United States. The proceeds from selling this oil, he said, would be managed under U.S. control and directed toward what he described as the interests of both the Venezuelan and American peoples.

Taken together, these measures amount to a direct redistribution of Venezuela’s resources under U.S. control. The approach leaves little room for ambiguity: Washington is no longer concealing its objectives, openly asserting dominance over Venezuelan assets while framing the process as an externally managed solution.