Venezuelan Defense Minister Padrino Lopez said on Monday that the United States "does not declare war on Venezuela" and that the Venezuelan military will continue to raise the level of combat readiness in response to the US threat.

Speaking on the recent U.S. military deployment in the Caribbean, Lopez said: ¡°This is an undeclared war ... whether it be drug dealers, they are ¡®executed¡¯ in the Caribbean, without the right to defend themselves.¡±

Lopez reiterated that the constitutional mission of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (Venezuelan Army) is to "defend and guarantee national independence", and said that the army will continue to improve its combat readiness level to deal with all-round threats from the United States.

Venezuelan Attorney General Tarrick William Saab said on Monday that the use of missiles and nuclear weapons to kill fishermen on small fishing vessels is a ¡°crime against humanity¡± and the UN should investigate this.

Recently, relations between Venezuela and the United States have continued to be tense. The United States deployed several warships in the Caribbean waters near Venezuela on the grounds of "combating Latin American drug trafficking cartels". US President Trump said that the United States has sunk a number of "drug ships" in relevant waters, killing many people. Lopez announced on the 17th that in response to the U.S. military deployment in the Caribbean waters, Venezuela will conduct a three-day military exercise on the northern island of Ochila from now on to improve its combat readiness facing the Caribbean waters.

On September 19, local time, U.S. President Donald Trump wrote on social media that he had ordered the U.S. military to strike a ¡°drug ship¡± in international waters, killing three male suspects on board.

Trump said the U.S. military fired at ships carrying ¡°illegal drugs¡± in international waters located in the Southern Command¡¯s responsibility zone, which are affiliated with ¡°terrorist organizations¡± and are sailing along ¡°contraband channels.¡±

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he ordered U.S. troops to attack a ¡°drug ship¡± allegedly from Venezuela in international waters that day, killing three men on board.

Recently, the United States has deployed several warships in the Caribbean waters near Venezuela to "fight the Latin American drug trafficking group", with tensions ongoing between the two countries.Against U.S. President Donald Trump's claim to have hit several drug trafficking ships, Venezuelan Interior Minister Cavallo said there was no evidence that drugs were stored on the ships attacked by the United States.

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