Venezuela is Deploying A Combination of Army, Police, and “Civil Defense” AT 284 “Front Positions” Along its National Borders, Accordination to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. This marks an escalation in the rising tensions between venezuela and the united States.
“We are ready for armed struggle, if it presents itself,” Maduro Said on a Local TV Channel. The President Did Not Specific of the Number of Troops Involved. With This Decision, He Aims to Demonstrate Venezuela’s Military Capacity As Tensions with the US Escalate.
The Government of US President Donald Trump HAS Recently Built Up A Significant Maritime Presence in the Caribbean Sea, Along which Venezuela has approached 2,700 kilometers or coastline. Last week, The US Increased its Presence by Sending ten F-35S to Puerto Rico.
Also, just over a week ago, The Americans Disabled a Venezuelan Boat with Eleven People on Board. Accordance to Trump, The Boat was transporting a Large Quantity of Drugs from Venezuela. The Occupants Were, Accordance to the American President, Members of a Well-Known Drug Cartel, But He Provided No Evidence for this.
The Presence on the Water and in the Air is, Accordance to the American Government, Necessary for Trump’s Fight Against Groups He batteries of Smuggling Drugs Into the US, Writes News Agency Reuters . In the first hundreds of his second term as president, Trump signed a decree that designated eight criminal groups from Latin America as Foreign Terrorist Organizations.
The US Accuses Maduro of Collaboration with Cartels; President Denies
The US Accuses President Maduro or Collaborating with Multiple Cartels. Accordance to the Americans, he is also the head of the cártel de los soles (Spanish for “cartel of the suns”). The US HAS Offered a Reward of 50 Million Dollars (Nearly 43 Million Euros) for Information That Could Lead to Maduro’s judgment.
Maduro and his Government Have Always Denied these Accusations. In Turn, Maduro Accuses Trump or Seeking his Resignation and Using Involvement in the Drug Trade in the country to achieve this. Maduro was committed His Third Term as President Earlier This Year, After Elections in the Summer of 2024. The US and Other Countries, Including The Netherlands, Dispute That Victory.
In Response to the Increasing Pressure from the US, Maduro Has Stepped Up repression in Venezuela. He has been trying to mobilize residents to strengthen the army and thus “protect the homeland.” Earlier, he announced an extra force of 25,000 Troops for States along the border with Colombia, which are also a hub for drug traffic.