Now that industry has been decimated by state controls and oil production has slowed to a crawl, Maduro begins to sell "strategic" scrap for hard currency.

The familiar antics of socialist dictatorships are not confined to the 20th century.

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/cash-strapped-venezuela-leans-scrap-exports-raise-hard-currency-2022-04-01/

The ICC must prioritise being more meticulous in finding evidence than Maduro's dictatorship is in destroying it.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/1/icc-to-open-office-in-venezuela-to-investigate-rights-abuses

Dictator Maduro gives his explicit approval for Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.

https://www.reuters.com/world/putin-maduro-discussed-increasing-partnership-between-russia-venezuela-ifx-2022-03-01/?taid=621e54973cade00001018f6e&utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter

The PDVSA is reporting a jump in its crude oil output.

But something doesn't add up.

https://oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-Oil/Is-Venezuela-Lying-About-Its-Oil-Output.html

Venezuela is "on the path of powerful military cooperation" with Russia after high-level talks in Caracas, as Putin continues efforts to build an anti-NATO coalition among Latin American dictatorships.

https://www.laprensalatina.com/venezuelas-maduro-backs-powerful-military-cooperation-with-russia/