US EditionTrump says US may open talks with Venezuela's Maduro
- On Sunday, President Donald Trump said the U.S. may be having some discussions with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro as the USS Gerald R. Ford arrived in the Caribbean Sea.
- Framing it as a counter‑drug campaign, the administration says US military strikes targeted drug smugglers and may expand efforts to stop drugs coming in by land.
- With its arrival, Operation Southern Spear includes nearly a dozen navy ships and about 12,000 sailors and marines; since early September, strikes in the eastern Pacific and Caribbean Sea have killed at least 83 people in 21 attacks, including a Saturday strike that killed three men.
- Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro backed neighbourhood defence committees and wrote on Sunday that the `Venezuelan people are ready to defend their homeland against any criminal aggression`, while regional leaders and rights officials pressed the US for details.
- US Army officials said troops have begun joint training in Trinidad and Tobago and Panama, while experts disagree on possible US warplane strikes in Venezuela.
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As Navy Presence Surges, Trump Says Maduro ‘Wants to Talk’
U.S. president Donald Trump said on Sunday that he may open talks with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, even as Washington escalates its military campaign in the Caribbean. Speaking to reporters before boarding Air Force One in Florida, Trump said “we may be having some discussions with Maduro,” but offered no details, adding only that “Venezuela would like to talk.” The comments come as the US expands “Operation Southern Spear,” a series of…
Trump: Talks with Maduro possible
US President Donald Trump admitted late Sunday that he might be open to talks with Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro, signaling a possible diplomatic path alongside growing military pressure in the Caribbean. 'We may have talks with Maduro, and we will see what the outcome is,' Trump said. 'They want to talk,' he added.
Trump hints at 'discussions' with Venezuela's Maduro amid US military pressure
President Donald Trump says the US may hold talks with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, as attention is focused on whether Washington will launch military operations against the South American country.
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