The President of the United States, Donald Trump, stated that the Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro has shown interest in avoiding a conflict with his country, offering access to oil and gold mining projects to American companies. This comment arises amid Washington's recent military operations in the Caribbean, where the actions are justified as part of a war against the drug cartels. Trump detailed that Maduro is willing to grant preferential contracts to the United States and to reverse Venezuelan oil exports from China to his country.
In an address during an event with the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, Trump reported on a recent attack in the Caribbean on a submarine linked to drug trafficking. Despite rumors that there were survivors, the U.S. president emphasized that it was not about 'innocent people'. Meanwhile, Maduro has declared a state of external shock, in an attempt to prepare for possible aggressions, reflecting the growing tension between Venezuela and the United States following the belligerent statements by the U.S. Administration.
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