American President Donald Trump stated that his government may open talks with Nicolás Maduro, amid the United States’ military reinforcement near Venezuela. According to him, Caracas had shown interest in dialogue. Trump told reporters that “we can have some conversations with Maduro and we’ll see what that results in.”
Meanwhile, the American government is preparing for , a network of Venezuelan military personnel that U.S. authorities attribute to Maduro’s command. The measure, according to the US government, will be in force from November 24th and creates a legal basis for “more aggressive actions”.
The offensive has included attacks since September on suspected drug-trafficking vessels in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific, resulting in around 80 deaths. In one of the recent operations, . The action was described as the 21st since the beginning of the mobilization.
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The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford arrived in the Caribbean Sea on Sunday, bringing to 11 the number of warships deployed in this region and expanding the American military contingent to approximately 15,000 forces, the largest in decades, according to reports. This move reinforces pressure on Maduro, although the US government claims that the objective is to interrupt the flow of cocaine and fentanyl, and not to promote regime change.
Maduro accuses Washington of seeking his overthrow through military mobilization and classified the American stance as “regime change through military threat”. In a letter sent after the first American operations in September, he offered to cooperate to prove that his country does not participate in drug trafficking.
Trump said he instructed Secretary of State Marco Rubio to keep Congress informed about the missions. “If they say they don’t want you to prevent drugs from entering the country, I don’t think that would be good,” said the president.
