US EditionTrump confirms conversation with Venezuela's Maduro
The call follows US strikes killing over 80 in Caribbean drug operations and rising accusations of regime change motives by Washington.
- On Sunday, President Donald Trump confirmed he spoke by phone with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro earlier this month, The New York Times first reported.
- Since early September, US forces have launched strikes on more than 20 vessels in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific, deploying the world's largest aircraft carrier as Washington says it aims to disrupt drug trafficking, while Caracas contends the real goal is regime change.
- US media reported a September follow-up strike killed survivors, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth denied issuing the alleged order, and Washington has not provided evidence the boats carried narcotics.
- Venezuela's Foreign Ministry denounced the airspace warning as illegal aggression, the campaign heightened regional tensions, and six airlines canceled services despite Caracas's airport operating Sunday.
- The United States also does not recognize Maduro as the legitimate winner of last year's presidential election, and Washington has issued a $50 million reward for him, while Trump warns land operations will start very soon.
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Trump orders Maduro to flee Venezuela immediately as US President threatens military action 'very soon'
The phone call came as tensions between the United States and Venezuela reached boiling point, with a US land invasion now expected to begin in the coming weeks
The US president said in a phone call last week that the Venezuelan president should resign and leave the country, saying that the only way to save himself and his family is to go into exile. Meanwhile, Venezuela warned OPEC+ that the US "want to take over its oil reserves."
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Nómada NewsUS President Donald Trump confirmed last Sunday that he had a telephone conversation with Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, although he did not want to give details about it. “I don’t want to comment. The answer is yes,” he responded by being questioned about the news of the call, published by several U.S. media. “I wouldn’t say it was either right or wrong. It was a phone call,” he added. ‘The New York Times’ and ‘The Wall Street Journal’ …
She is also said to have spoken to Donald Trump on the phone, but the content of the conversations is unknown.
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