Maduro undertakes to declare a “republic in the weapon” if the American forces in Caribian are the Venezuela attack

Venezuelan president Nicholas Maduro He said on Monday that he “will declare a constitutional republic in the weapon” if the attacking forces are exposed by the forces The United States government published To the Caribbean Sea.

Maduro claimed eight American military ships “with 1,200 missiles” targeting his country, describing them “the biggest threat seen in our continent in the past percent,” according to Agence France -Presse.

His comments during a press conference come where the United States government was appointed this week to strengthen it Naval force in water off Venezuela To combat threats from drug gangs in Latin America. The United States has not indicated any planned incursion by thousands of employees who are published. However, the Maduro government has She replied by deploying the forces Along its coast and borders with neighboring Colombia, as well as by urging Venezuelan to recruit in a civilian militia.

“In the face of this maximum military pressure, we have declared the utmost willingness to defend Venezuela,” Maduro said, which he described as “a heavy, unjustified, unethical and very criminal threat.”

The US Navy now has two Missley destroyers Uss severely and USS Jason Dunham – In the Caribbean Sea region, as well as the destroyed USS Sampson USS Lake Ery In water off Latin America. This military presence of expansion has been set.

The defense official told Associated Press, provided that his identity is not disclosed to describe the ongoing operations, that three offensive ships – a force that includes more than 4000 sailors and marine infantry – will enter the area this week.

This publishing comes at a time when President Trump pushed the army to thwart the cartridges that he blames for the flow of fentanel and other illegal drugs to American societies and to perpetuate violence in some American cities.

Washington has accused Maduro of leading the drug card and her two children Bonus To capture it to 50 million dollars. However, the United States has not made any general threat to invade Venezuela.

Mr. Trump directed the Pentagon To use military force Against the drug cartridges in Latin America, terrorist organizations, a source familiar with the matter, were considered CBS News earlier this month.

Among the eight groups of drug trafficking in Latin America, the Trump administration has She was appointed as terrorist organizationsOne is the Venezuelan. It is not clear whether the army can take action.

On Monday, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Ivan Jill, citing a United Nations report, told his counterparts in various Latin American countries that the publication of the US Navy is based on a “false narration” as 87 % of the cocaine produced in Colombia leaves the Pacific Ocean to move only 5 % of its products through Venezuela. Bolivia and non -coastal Colombia, with access to the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean, are the best cocaine producers in the world.

Gil added that the narration “threatens the entire area” and that the attack on Venezuela “really means complete stability in the area.”

He added during a virtual meeting of members of the Latin American society and the Caribbean region: “Let us demand immediately to end this publishing, which has no other reason but threatening the sovereign people.”

Maduro also used his press conference to insist that he was the legitimate winner Presidential elections last year. But abundant and credible evidence showed the opposite, which prompted many countries, Including the United StatesNot to admit that Maduro is as president of Venezuela.

Maduro, the constitutional oath for a period of six years in January, added that his government maintains two lines from communicating with the Trump administration, one with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and another with Mr. Trump’s envoy for private tasks, Richard Greenil. Foreign Minister Marco Rubio called as “war princes” to work in the Caribbean Sea region to overthrow the government of Venezuela.

Since the presidential elections in July 2024, the political opposition of Venezuela has been urging the United States and other countries to pressure Maduro to leave his position. Its leader, Maria Korina Machado, thanked Mr. Trump and Rubio for the deployment of ships, describing this step as the “right approach” towards the Venezuela government, which she described as a “criminal institution”.

However, Maduro warned on Monday that the American military action against Venezuela “stains the” hands of Mr. Trump “with blood.

“President Donald Trump, the pursuit of a tired regime, has failed as a policy around the world,” said Maduro. “You cannot pretend to impose a position in Venezuela.”