US EditionHas Trump Made up His Mind for a War with Venezuela? He Calls Off Diplomatic Outreach to Maduro
President Trump halted talks with Nicolás Maduro amid accusations of drug trafficking and increased U.S. military strikes, with over 20 drug-smuggling boats targeted since August, officials said.
- On Oct. 2, President Donald Trump ordered a halt to diplomatic outreach with Venezuela, instructing Richard Grenell, special presidential envoy, to cease all talks with Caracas.
- After Maduro denied U.S. drug allegations, U.S. officials shifted away from negotiation to stop drug trafficking linked to Venezuela.
- U.S. forces have launched four strikes on drug-smuggling boats, with the latest on Friday killing four men; the State Department raised its reward for Maduro to $50 million and a White House notice declared an `armed conflict` labeling cartel members `unlawful combatants`.
- Cutting diplomatic ties now paves the way for possible military escalation against Maduro, as U.S. officials say ending outreach clears space for military contingency plans to remove Nicolás Maduro.
- Venezuela says it denies drug trafficking links and has prepared emergency powers to mobilize armed forces if attacked, while U.S. critics and analysts warn escalation risks a costly conflict with nearly 60,000 American soldiers lost.
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Already during Donald Trump's first term in office, the White House was working on the overthrow of the socialist dictatorship in Venezuela. Now, under the pretext of a drug war, Washington seems to make another attempt.
Experts fear that the Navy's strikes on drug traffickers will only be a first step.
The legal justification provided by the US government for the deployment of military ships in the Caribbean Sea to fight against Venezuelan drug traffickers makes experts fear that Washington will not stop there and seek to bring down President Nicolas Maduro.
The deployment of US forces in the Caribbean targeting drug traffickers raises concerns about a plot to overthrow Nicolas Maduro and bring about regime change in Caracas.
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