THE Nicolas Maduro He reacted strongly against the United States on Friday (22.08.2025). Speaking to her parliament Venezuelandenounced Donald Trump’s operation, announced in the Caribbean, as a plan that is directly turning against his country’s sovereignty. According to him, Washington seeks to “impose status change” and is preparing a “terrorist military attack”.
The Venezuelan president warned that any attack on his country would concern the whole of Epirus. “When one attacks a Latin American country, he threatens all the rest,” said Nicolas Maduro, calling in national unity against what he described as “his unethical, criminal and illegal” plan. Donald Trump.
Mass development of troops
The White House confirmed an operation against drug trafficking, with the participation of ships, aircraft and land forces. According to several sources, Washington is planning the mobilization of three helicopters, three destroyers equipped with the Aegis system, at least one submarine and 4,000 marines off the coast of Venezuela.
This military escalation is coming while the US doubled in early August, at $ 50 million a fee for information that would lead to the arrest of Nicolas Maduro, who is accused of leading a huge drug network.
In response, Maduro called on the army, the ethnicity and “the whole people” to mobilize this weekend to what he described as a direct Washington threat. Earlier in the week, he had announced the activation of a special plan predicting the development 4.5 million members of the National Guard across the country – although experts believe that this number is excessive.
Explosive climate
Tensions remain acute between Caracas and Washington, which does not recognize Maduro’s re -election. The United States accuses the Venezuelan president and officials of his regime of directing the “Sun Cartel”, a criminal organization involved in drug trafficking. Caracas, for its part, categorically rejects these categories.