Venezuela s Vice President for Economy Calixto Ortega Sanchez attends the 8th Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) summit at the World Trade Center in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, October. 27, 2026. The summit discussed the energy crisis and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. On the sidelines of the event, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani to discuss the same crisis, tensions with the United States, and the implications of escalating military activity in the Gulf region. RUS2026102721 KremlinxPressxOffice

Venezuela s Vice President for Economy Calixto Ortega Sanchez attends the 8th Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) summit at the World Trade Center in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, October. 27, 2026. The summit discussed the energy crisis and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. On the sidelines of the event, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani to discuss the same crisis, tensions with the United States, and the implications of escalating military activity in the Gulf region. RUS2026102721 KremlinxPressxOffice

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Venezuela s Vice President for Economy Calixto Ortega Sanchez attends the 8th Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) summit at the World Trade Center in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, October. 27, 2026. The summit discussed the energy crisis and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. On the sidelines of the event, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani to discuss the same crisis, tensions with the United States, and the implications of escalating military activity in the Gulf region. RUS2026102721 KremlinxPressxOffice

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