The Venezuelan government is a 'transshipment organization' that collaborates in sending drugs to the United States. An official stated this week. In turn, the Venezuelan government promoted a 'massive' mobilization of troops and civilians this week to defend against possible US attacks in the coming days. In this sense, Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López said in a statement that the mobilization of 'land, air, sea, river and missile' forces would be part of a two-day preparedness effort 'to face imperial threats.' That's why our assets are there, Rubio told reporters on Wednesday after meeting with his G-7 counterparts in Canada. But Rubio also revealed that the United States does not recognize Maduro, who was accused of manipulating the results of last year's elections in his country. That's what the Army is doing. Buenos Aires, November 13 (NA) – The imminent arrival of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford off the coast of Venezuela has the authorities of the South American country and the rest of the region on edge, which will witness the demonstration of US military power as never before in Latin America. In any case, experts have for now ruled out that any combat aircraft will take off to bomb targets inside Venezuela and in that way pressure President Nicolás Maduro, within the framework of an operation that US forces deployed in the Caribbean with the supposed objective of fighting drug trafficking. The presence of the USS Gerald R. Ford - the world's largest warship - 'will strengthen the United States' ability to detect, monitor, and disrupt the actors and illicit activities that undermine the security and prosperity of the country,' Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell assured. The incursion of US forces into that region has already caused the death of 75 alleged drug traffickers, following various attacks on vessels transporting drugs, as expressed by President Donald Trump. In turn, Secretary of State Marco Rubio insisted that President Trump is focused on stopping the entry of drugs into the United States by combating 'narco-terrorist criminal organizations' in other latitudes, such as the Caribbean in this case. 'That is what he has authorized.'
Venezuela and the US: Escalation of Tensions Off the Coast
Venezuela's government accused of collaborating with drug cartels, while the US deploys a powerful military force in the Caribbean led by the USS Gerald R. Ford. Both sides exchange sharp statements.