One of the most authoritative shipping magazines in the world, Norway's Tradewinds, reveals that four tankers of Greek shipowners are on the black list of the American authorities for transactions with Venezuela. "These companies are transporting oil that has actually been stolen from the people of Venezuela," US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement.

In a statement on Friday, the Greek Foreign Ministry said the government recognized Juan Guaido as president of Venezuela "in order for him to call for free, fair and democratic presidential elections."

Greece’s main opposition Party has demanded to know why Digital Policy, Telecommunications and Media Minister Nikos Pappas had taken a trip to Venezuela in 2013 with an offshore company specialist lawyer who was also one of the lawyer’s involved in the Panama Papers affair.