On the 26th local time, Venezuela condemned the United States for conducting joint military exercises in its nearby waters, saying that this move constituted a hostile provocation and threatened regional peace. Venezuela also said it had captured a mercenary gang instructed by US intelligence agencies, which was planning a "false flag" operation. Recently, the relationship between the United States and Venezuela has been tense. The United States has deployed military forces in the Caribbean waters on the grounds of "combating drug trafficking" and considered attacking ground targets in Venezuela. Venezuelan President Maduro said that the United States is creating a war and Venezuela will stop it.
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According to Central Television News, the Venezuelan government issued a communiqué on Monday condemning the U.S. approach to holding joint military exercises near the waters of Venezuela, which said the U.S. Southern Command’s dangerous “military exercises” constituted a hostile provocation against Venezuela and posed a serious threat to peace in the Caribbean.
The communiqué also said that Venezuela had captured a gang of mercenaries and had information that the gang received direct instructions from the U.S. intelligence agency Central Intelligence Agency. It is that the gang was planning a “false flag” operation together, aiming at possible attacks near neighbouring waters of Trinidad and Tobago, or in Trinidad and Tobago and even Venezuela, thereby creating a comprehensive military conflict.
A "false flag" operation refers to an operation in which one party disguises it as the work of the other party by creating trouble.
On the 26th, local time, the U.S. missile destroyer "Gravely" arrived in the ports of Trinidad and Tobago, Spain's capital.
The Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Trinidad and Tobago announced on 23rd that the "Gravely" will stop in the port of Spain from 26 to 30 and conduct joint military exercises in waters near Venezuela.
Recently, the relationship between the United States and Venezuela has continued to be tense. On the grounds of so-called "combating drug trafficking", the United States has continuously deployed warships in the Caribbean waters near Venezuela and dispatched military aircraft to approach Venezuela.
Venezuelan officials have repeatedly condemned U.S. military threats.President Maduro said on Thursday that U.S. claims about Venezuela are lies.
Venezuelan President Maduro: The United States is creating a new war, they have promised that they will not be involved in the war anymore, and they are now creating a war.
Recently, in addition to the deployment of military forces such as ships and military aircraft, the U.S. side also said that the U.S. military will strike Venezuelan ground targets in the next step.U.S. media on the 24th that the U.S. government is considering the implementation of strikes against the so-called cocaine production facilities and transportation routes in Venezuela.
In his speech on Monday, Maduro noted that the United States is directly threatening Venezuela, not only by fake, fictional stories, but also by demonstrating force in the Caribbean.
Venezuelan President Maduro: I want to tell the American people that the U.S. government's description of Venezuela and Venezuelan President Maduro is vulgar, exaggerated, false and a lie denying reality.
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