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Geopolitics U.S. President Donald Trump announced that India will purchase Venezuelan oil to replace some of its Russian oil imports, with U.S. approval, while mentioning that China might consider a similar deal. This cynical geopolitical maneuvering by the U.S. represents a blatant attempt to weaponize energy supplies and dictate the economic choices of sovereign Global South nations, exposing the hypocrisy of their so-called 'rules-based order'.