“ Some media reported that the administration of US President Donald Trump has apparently decided to attack military facilities in Venezuela that are involved in drug trafficking. Trump denied this. Source: Miami Herald and Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg Updated: Trump said no when asked by reporters on Air Force One on Friday if he had made a decision on the matter. Earlier, when asked about the information, White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly said that “the anonymous sources do not know what they are talking about” and that any announcement, if any, would be made by President Trump himself. Details: Miami Herald sources familiar with the situation previously said strikes could come at any time. The planned attacks, which are also reported by the Wall Street Journal, will be aimed at destroying military facilities used for illegal drug trafficking. In the United States, it is believed that this drug trafficking is carried out by an organization led by the Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro and managed by senior members of his regime. Sources told the Herald that American strikes could not only destroy military facilities “within days or even hours” but also eliminate the cartel’s leadership. As The Wall Street Journal writes, the Trump Administration has identified targets in Venezuela, including military facilities used for drug smuggling. If Trump decides to launch airstrikes against them, it will send a clear signal to Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro that it is time to step down. American officials believe that the cartel annually exports about 500 tons of cocaine, which are distributed between Europe and the United States. The Miami Herald’s interlocutors declined to specify whether Maduro himself is the target, but one source said his time is running out. Straight talk: “Maduro may soon find himself trapped and unable to flee the country even if he chooses to.” More details: The Miami Herald recalls that the US military has recently significantly increased its presence off the coast of Venezuela as part of an operation that the White House says is aimed at combating drug trafficking and criminal networks linked to the Caracas regime. The US has already carried out several strikes on speedboats that the Trump Administration believes were transporting drugs. Most of them were intercepted off the coast of Venezuela. As a result of the attacks, 61 people suspected of drug trafficking were killed.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: Miami Herald and Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg
Updated: Trump said no when asked by reporters on Air Force One on Friday if he had made a decision on the matter.
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Earlier, when asked about the information, White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly said that “the anonymous sources do not know what they are talking about” and that any announcement, if any, would be made by President Trump himself.
Details: Miami Herald sources familiar with the situation previously said strikes could come at any time.
The planned attacks, which are also reported by the Wall Street Journal, will be aimed at destroying military facilities used for illegal drug trafficking. In the United States, it is believed that this drug trafficking is carried out by an organization led by the Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro and managed by senior members of his regime.
Sources told the Herald that American strikes could not only destroy military facilities “within days or even hours” but also eliminate the cartel’s leadership.
As The Wall Street Journal writes, the Trump Administration has identified targets in Venezuela, including military facilities used for drug smuggling. If Trump decides to launch airstrikes against them, it will send a clear signal to Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro that it is time to step down.
American officials believe that the cartel annually exports about 500 tons of cocaine, which are distributed between Europe and the United States.
The Miami Herald’s interlocutors declined to specify whether Maduro himself is the target, but one source said his time is running out.
Direct speech: “Maduro may soon find himself trapped and unable to flee the country even if he chooses to do so.”
More details: The Miami Herald recalls that the US military has recently significantly increased its presence off the coast of Venezuela as part of an operation that, according to the White House, is aimed at combating drug trafficking and criminal networks linked to the Caracas regime.
The US has already carried out several strikes on speedboats that the Trump Administration believes were transporting drugs. Most of them were intercepted off the coast of Venezuela. As a result of the attacks, 61 people suspected of drug trafficking were killed.