US EditionUS-Venezuela tensions rise as US warships arrive in Southern Caribbean
The U.S. Navy is deploying over 4,000 personnel and additional vessels to fight drug cartels near Venezuela, amid heightened regional tensions and militia mobilization.
- On Thursday, Adm. Daryl Caudle said the United States is boosting its maritime force off Venezuela, with more vessels expected next week following recent confirmations of naval deployments.
- Policy drivers include President Donald Trump's focus on fentanyl, aiming to counter Latin American drug cartels linked to illicit drug flows into U.S. communities.
- President Nicolás Maduro responded by urging Venezuelans to join a volunteer militia, while the ruling party claims membership exceeds 4.5 million despite critics calling this an overcount.
- Officials repudiated U.S. accusations and appealed on Tuesday, with Maduro saying over 90% of Venezuelans reject the U.S. `announcements and threats` and calling for militia enlistment, while Samuel Moncada urged António Guterres to halt `all its hostile actions and threats` and Maduro denied drug-trafficking claims.
- Three amphibious assault ships carrying more than 4,000 sailors and Marines are due next week, but Christopher Sabatini, research fellow at Chatham House, says it's to `make as much noise as possible`; opposition leader Maria Corina Machado adds, `The time has come for change`.
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Why US is sending warships to South America?
The US military is stepping up its presence in the waters near Venezuela as part of a major crackdown on Latin American drug cartels. Several warships are already in place, and more are expected to arrive in the coming days. The move has triggered a wave of speculation inside Venezuela and stirred up tensions with Nicolas Maduro’s government
Unrest is growing in Curaçao now that the United States has sent several warships to Venezuela. Officially, the goal is to combat drug trafficking and terrorism, but there's a strong feeling on the island that it's about more than just putting pressure on Venezuelan President Maduro. "We must above all maintain calm," Prime Minister Gilmar "Pik" Pisas said at a press conference this week. According to official sources, the US fleet consists of a…
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Independent EspañolWASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is strengthening its naval presence in the waters off Venezuela to combat the threat posed by Latin American drug cartels, with more vessels expected to arrive next week, a move that…
The deployment of naval military units and areas of Donald Trump in the Caribbean Sea is becoming more and more massive: other ships with 8,000 marines, aircraft and submarines on board. Never seen such an important military presence in the region.
The U.S. Navy sent eight ships to the southern Caribbean as part of an "expanded anti-drug operation", writing The Washington Post, citing a representative of the United States Department of Defense.
By German Padinger, CNN en Español Winds of war are blowing again in the Caribbean amid gestures—and naval deployments—by the United States and Venezuela, amid increasingly incendiary rhetoric exchanged by Donald Trump and Nicolás Maduro. The enmity is not new: at least since Chávez came to power in 1999, tensions between the two countries have continued to grow, and in 2019 they severed formal diplomatic relations. This latest crisis was trigge…
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