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Maduro 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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In an interview with state television, the Venezuelan president also evaded a question about an attack in his country claimed by the US.
Maduro says Venezuela open to U.S. talks on drug trafficking, avoids question on dock strike
In a pretaped interview on state TV, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro evaded a question about a U.S. strike at a docking area that the Trump administration believed was used by drug cartels.
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Leaning Left21Leaning Right29Center42Last UpdatedBias Distribution46% Center
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