Venezuela launches military exercises on a Caribbean island, escalating tensions with the United States. - Venezuela initiates military drills on a Caribbean island amidst escalating tensions with the United States
In a move aimed at combating drug cartels, the United States sent warships to the Caribbean in August, with a fleet including landing and carrier ships, destroyers, reconnaissance planes, helicopters, and a nuclear submarine stationed at the border of Venezuelan territorial waters.
The escalating conflict between the two nations has led to increased tension in the region. The Trump administration has accused Venezuela's President, Nicolás Maduro, of leading a drug cartel, a claim that Maduro vehemently denies. In response, he sees the military threats from the USA as "the greatest threat" to Latin America in a hundred years.
The Venezuelan military is conducting military maneuvers involving twelve ships, twenty-two aircraft, and twenty small boats, as part of their "Special Naval Militia." However, it is not specified if any new military maneuvers have been conducted by Venezuela involving the "Special Naval Militia."
Donald Trump has made several announcements about boat attacks allegedly involved in drug smuggling from Venezuela. On Monday, he claimed a US operation in international waters against a ship carrying drugs from Venezuela resulted in the death of three "narco-terrorists." The boat attacked in early September, according to Trump, was allegedly owned by the Venezuelan drug gang Tren de Aragua.
However, the fate of the third boat mentioned by Trump remains unclear, and he did not elaborate on whether anyone was killed or injured in the attack. It is also not specified if any ships other than those mentioned in previous bullet points have been involved in the US operations against Venezuela.
The United States has attacked at least two Venezuelan boats since September, and the military threats between the two nations have sparked international concern. Human rights experts working for the United Nations have condemned the US operations in Venezuela as "extra-judicial executions" and called on the USA to "withdraw from its lawless 'war on drugs'."
The ongoing conflict between the USA and Venezuela continues to unfold, with both nations maintaining their hardline stances in the fight against drug cartels. The future of relations between the two countries remains uncertain, as tensions continue to rise in the Caribbean.
Read also:
- United States tariffs pose a threat to India, necessitating the recruitment of adept negotiators or strategists, similar to those who had influenced Trump's decisions.
- Weekly happenings in the German Federal Parliament (Bundestag)
- Southwest region's most popular posts, accompanied by an inquiry:
- Discussion between Putin and Trump in Alaska could potentially overshadow Ukraine's concerns
