Venezuela president Nicholas Maduro Monday said that he would constitutionally declare a republic in weapons “if the South American country was attacked by forces United States Government has deployed To Caribbean.
AFP reported that Maduro was targeting his country “with eight American military ships” with 1,200 missiles “, the biggest threat that has been seen on our continent in the last 100 years,” AFP said.
His comments have come as the US government this week during a news conference, ready to promote it. Marine force in Venezuela water To compete with Latin American drug cartel. The US has not indicated the lack of any employed land by thousands of personnel being deployed by thousands of personnel. Still, Maduro is the government Placed by deploying soldiers Along with the neighboring Colombia, by urging the people of Venezuela to a civilian militia along with their shore and border.
“In front of this maximum military pressure, we have announced maximum preparation to protect Venezuela,” Maduro said about the deployment.
The US Navy now has two aegis guided-mesile distribution- USS Gravley and USS Jason Dunham – In Caribbean, as well as destructive USS Sampson and Cruiser USS Lake Eri In Latin America water. That military appearance is determined to expand.
Three amphibian attack ships – a force that incorporates more than 4,000 sailors and marines – this week will enter the region, a defense officer told the Associated Press on the position of anonymity to describe the ongoing operation.
The deployment comes when President Trump has pushed the army to use the army to thwart that it blames for the flow of fentinyls and other illegal drugs in American communities and to end violence in some American cities.
Washington has accused Maduro of leading a drug cartel and is Doubled the bounty To capture $ 50 million. However, the US has not made any public threat to attack Venezuela.
Mr. Trump has directed Pentagon To use military force Understand terrorist organizations against Latin American drug cartans, a source familiar with CBS News earlier this month.
Among the eight Latin American drug smuggling groups of Trump Administration Nominated as terrorist organizationsThere is a venezuela. It is not clear whether or when the army can take action.
On Monday, Venezuela Foreign Minister Yavan Gill, citing a UN report, told its counterparts in various Latin American countries that the deployment of American marine forces has been made on a “false story”, as 87% of cocaine produced in Colombia have tried only 5% through venezual in an attempt to transfer only 5% of their product. Landlock Bolivia and Colombia are the top cocaine manufacturers in the world with access to Pacific and Caribbean.
Gill said the story “threatens the entire region” and attack Venezuela “would actually mean the complete instability of the region.”
He said, “Let us immediately demand to terminate this deployment, which has no other reason to threaten sovereign people,” he added during a virtual meeting of members of the Latin American and the regional group community members of the Caribbean States.
Maduro also used his news conference that he was a valid winner Last year presidential electionBut enough and reliable evidence has shown the opposite, which has inspired many countries including the US not to recognize Maduro as the chairman of Venezuela.
Maduro was sworn in during the third six -year tenure in January, stating that his government maintains two rows of communication with the Trump administration, one with the state department and the other with Mr. Trump’s messenger, Richard Granel for special missions. He called the state secretary Marco Rubio as “Sardar”, insisting on taking action in the Caribbean to top the Venezuela government.
Since the July 2024 presidential election, Venezuela’s political opposition has been urging the US and other countries to pressurize Maduro to step down. Its leader, Maria Korina Machado thanked Mr. Trump and Rubio for the deployment of vessels last month, described the move as a “correct approach” towards the Venezuela government, which he described as a “criminal venture”.
However, on Monday, Maduro warned that American military action against Venezuela would “stain” “blood with” hands of Mr. Trump “.
“President Donald Trump, the chase of governance change has ended; it has failed as a policy worldwide,” Maduro said. “You can’t pretend to put a situation in Venezuela.”
