“American forces, concentrated in the Caribbean, took full control of an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Donald Trump. Photo: getty images Source: “Ukrinform” with reference to the statement of US President Donald Trump
straight language: “As you probably know, we just took control of a tanker off the coast of Venezuela.”
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Details: Trump claims it’s “a big tanker, very big, the biggest that’s ever been detained.”
He added that the reason for such a step was “very important”, promising to make the details public later.
The day before, the head of the White House said in one that “the days of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro are numbered.”
We will remind: On November 14, US Defense Minister Pete Hegseth announced the start of a large-scale military operation, which, according to the official statements of the US administration, is aimed at combating drug trafficking.
However, the unprecedented deployment of military forces, including an aircraft carrier strike group, and earlier discussions in the White House about options for military operations in Venezuela could indicate a possible military intervention.
Previously, a number of American media, including The New York Times, reported that the Trump administration was studying options for legalizing Venezuela’s declaration of war and the use of special forces to conduct ground operations on its territory.
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