The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, denounced this Tuesday a military deployment by the United States in the Caribbean waters off its coast, stating that Washington is interested in seizing the natural resources of the South American nation, such as oil, gas, and gold. In a speech broadcast on the state-owned Venezuelan Television network, Maduro dismissed the justifications of the U.S. UU. Regarding its presence in the region, accusing the U.S. administration of launching a false narrative about the fight against drug trafficking. He argued that American youth reject these 'lies' and that at the helm of this alleged conspiracy is Marco Rubio, whom he called 'the warlord'.
Maduro warned that his country faces the greatest threat in a century, citing the deployment of eight warships and a U.S. nuclear submarine. UU., and suggesting that it regards an aggression against Venezuela as imminent. The president described the situation as "extravagant, unjustifiable and criminal," urging his people to be on alert. Meanwhile, the U.S. government said it had neutralized members of the Tren de Aragua criminal gang in an operation in the Atlantic. In response to a video published by Trump about the incident, the Venezuelan Minister of Communications, Freddy Ñáñez, insinuated that the material had been manipulated using artificial intelligence, although Maduro did not address this attack during his speech.
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