“We had just fired a ship that transported drugs. These drugs came from Venezuela and They are entering very strongly into our country”, Trump said before the press.
In parallel, the Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, He detailed in his X account that the operation was aimed at a structure linked to a narcoterrorist organization and qualified as a threat by US authorities. According to Rubio, the action was developed in the South of the Caribbean.
The announcement of this operation occurs in the middle of an escalation of tensions between Washington and Caracas, which led the Venezuelan Nicolás Maduro to decree a state of “maximum preparation” to what he considers military threats in the United States.
The Trump administration accuses Maduro of leading a drug trafficking network and recently deployed warships in the South Caribbean. In addition, they reported that for the moment No invasion plans.
United States military movements
Three United States Marine Destroyers equipped with him Aegis system They arrived on the coast of Venezuela as part of a military operation against organizations linked to drug trafficking in Latin America.
The identified ships are the USS Serlyhe USS Jason Dunham and the USS Sampsonall destroyers guided by missiles belonging to the class Arleight Burkedesigned for anti -aircraft defense, anti -submarine and attack on surface objectives.
According to an American official cited by Reuters, the deployment is part of a large -scale operation that includes around 4,000 Marines in it Caribbean. In addition to the three destroyers, the plan contemplates the use of P-8 Maritime Patrol Aircraftseveral additional ships and at least one Attack of attack.
“The process will be continuous for several months,” said the source based on anonymity. He also said that the operations will be carried out in international waters and international airspaceAlthough he stressed that the powerful power will allow not only surveillance tasks, but also to serve “as a platform for selective attacks if the decision is made”
Voltage with Russia and China
In another line, Trump expressed his disappointment with the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, after the summit that both maintained on August 15 in Alaska. “I am very disappointed by President Putin. We had a great relationship,” he said in a radial interview, without advancing specific measures to the situation in Ukraine, whose Deadline for peace agreement expires this week.
The American president also minimized the concern for a possible axis between Russia and China, after the Putin meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. “We have, by far, the strongest armed forces in the world and they would never use them against us,” Trump said.
From China, Vladimir Putin indicated that the United States is listening to Russian justifications about the invasion of Ukraine and highlighted the existence of a “mutual understanding” with Washington. However, the Kremlin faces the threat of sanctions if progress in peace efforts are not achieved, amid the pressure of Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky, who demands that kyiv participate in all negotiations.
According to Russian authorities, a new round of contacts at the ministerial level between Moscow and Washington is planned to address the conflict. The Kremlin advisor, Yuri Ushakov, said that “the next round of consultations between Foreign Ministries is already planned,” although numerous pending issues persist.
Source: Ambito
