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Trump escalates a four-month campaign targeting Venezuela's oil tankers and drug trafficking, with over 100 killed in strikes, urging Maduro to step down.
- This past week, President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago said it would be 'smart' for Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to step down, urging him to consider it.
- The four-month pressure campaign has included a ramped-up U.S. military presence and over two dozen strikes on alleged drug-trafficking vessels, targeting Maduro's government for sanctions evasion and drug trafficking.
- U.S. authorities say operations have seized nearly 4 million barrels of Venezuelan oil, pursued tankers including Centuries and Skipper, and conducted strikes killing at least 104 people.
- Russia expressed support for Venezuela, while the Chinese foreign ministry condemned U.S. tanker seizures, and Russia began evacuating families amid rising tensions, as the UN scheduled a Dec 23 meeting.
- Venezuelan authorities moved to counter by approving a measure Monday allowing fines or up to 20 years' imprisonment for acts linked to tanker seizures, while foreign ministers condemned U.S. moves and Caracas called them `international piracy`.
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American President Donald Trump clearly warns Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro that it is "intellective" to go from power, in the context in which the United States consolidates its pressure on Caracas, reports...
U.S. President Donald Trump hardened his speech against Nicolás Maduro again and issued a direct warning to the Venezuelan leader in the midst of Washington’s increased pressure on Caracas. “If you want to do the hard one, it will be the last time you do it,” Trump said on Monday, in response to a reporter’s question about a possible reaction by the Chavista leader to U.S. measures, according to El País.The latest backgroundThe statements are ma…
Maduro Takes Aim At Trump Over Claim That He Should Leave Power In Venezuela, Says 'He'd Be Better Off' If He Focused In "His Own Country'
Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro took aim at President Donald Trump after the latter said he should leave power in the South American country.
US President Donald Trump openly calls on Venezuela's head of state to withdraw, violating his own international law.
The US is intensifying the pressure on Venezuela.
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