US EditionMaduro open to talks with US on drug trafficking and oil, dodges on CIA drone strike
- On Thursday, Nicolás Maduro said he would negotiate on drug trafficking, oil and migration but dodged confirming an alleged CIA strike on a Venezuelan dock, saying `This could be something we talk about in a few days.`
- U.S. officials and outlets reported a CIA drone strike on December 24 targeting a Venezuelan dock facility allegedly used by the Tren de Aragua gang, marking the first known U.S. land operation.
- The U.S. maritime campaign totals 35 known boat strikes and at least 115 people killed, with a Wednesday operation striking two boats and killing five people.
- Legal critics and U.S. officials clash over the strikes' legality as international law experts and rights groups say they likely amount to extrajudicial killings, a charge the Trump administration denies, calling it an `armed conflict` with drug cartels.
- Maduro accused the U.S. of seeking regime change to access Venezuela’s oil but said he has not spoken to Donald Trump since Nov. 12 and welcomed Chevron Corp. investment.
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Maduro Dodges U.S. Strike Claims, Signals Openness to Talks
In an interview with state television last Thursday, Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro declined to confirm or deny U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that the United States had struck a Venezuelan dock allegedly used for drug trafficking. “We may be able to talk about this in a few days,” he said, adding that Caracas was ready to cooperate “anywhere and anytime” if Washington was serious about negotiations. Trump said the attack destroyed a …
Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro stated that it is open to discussions with the United States on drug trafficking and migration, after a few weeks of intensive pressure on his government, informs BBC.
The tension between Venezuela and the United States is intensifying. Nicolas Maduro has neither confirmed nor denied an American attack on port facilities. Despite the sanctions, he says he is ready to negotiate with...
The Venezuelan president is ready to cooperate after the increased tensions with the US. He does not want to confirm a direct US attack on Venezuela.
Venezuelan power was under strong pressure from the United States, which had deployed a war fleet in the Caribbean and had tightened oil sanctions against the country, seizing at least two ships carrying Venezuelan crude oil.
In "pod-car" mode, the chavista leader spoke with the Spanish Ignacio Ramonet for the official Venezuelan TV.In addition, he pointed against María Corina Machado and was open to an agreement with the United States.
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