US EditionTrump Warns Foreign Leader Against ‘Playing Tough’ as US Escalates Pressure Campaign
The U.S. Coast Guard increased interceptions of Venezuela’s shadow fleet to enforce sanctions, with three tankers seized since December 10, signaling intensified U.S. pressure on Maduro.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump warned Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and announced plans for the Navy to build a new large warship, flanked by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
- Administration officials say the campaign began to stem illegal drug flows and enforce sanctions, and last week Trump demanded Venezuela return assets seized years ago, renewing his blockade announcement.
- U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy operations included the Saturday seizure of Centuries, the third tanker pursued after the Dec. 10 Skipper seizure, both part of the shadow fleet.
- Russia began evacuating families of diplomats from Venezuela amid tensions, and Venezuela's Foreign Minister Yván Gil denounced U.S. measures as `piracy`, citing Sergey Lavrov's support on Monday.
- Human rights advocates and U.S. lawmakers are scrutinizing strikes as the Defense Department continues attacks on small vessels accused of carrying drugs, and at least 104 people have been killed.
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WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, USA (AP) — US President Donald Trump issued a new warning to his Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolás Maduro, on Monday as the US Coast Guard intensifies its efforts to intercept oil tankers in…
Following the seizure of a Venezuelan supertanker by the US, the situation in the Caribbean is further aggravated. Trump and Maduro are offering a verbal exchange of views. The US President is also taking on Colombian head of state Pedro.
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Trump Raises the Tone Against Maduro: “if You Want to Play Hard, It Will Be the Last Time You Do It”
U.S. President Donald Trump raised the tone of his attacks to his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolás Maduro on Monday: “If you want to play hard, it will be the last time you do it,” he warned him in response to a reporter’s question asking him for his opinion on Maduro’s possible reaction to Washington’s growing pressure on Caracas. Last week, the U.S. President announced a “total and complete blockade” of all oil tankers sanctioned by Washington t…
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