The US military in Trinidad and Tobago amid growing tensions over Venezuela

The US war came in Trinidad and TobagoBig money on Sunday as the Trump administration ramps up its military pressure on neighboring Venezuela and President Nicolás Maduro.

The arrival of USSS SASTAVERguided missile destroyer, in the capital of the Caribbean nation joins the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, which is approaching Venezuela. Maduro criticized the carrier’s move as an attempt by the US government to foment a “new and eternal war” against his country.

The Venezuelan government on Sunday denounced the presence of the destroyer, calling it a “hostile provocation against Venezuela and a serious threat to the peace of the Caribbean,” and accused the US of preparing to attack the flags.

“Venezuela reports that it has captured a mercenary group with direct information from the US intelligence agency, CIA, being able to determine that a false flag attack is underway from waters bordering Trinidad and Tobago, or from Trinidad or Venezuelan territory itself,” the government said in a statement.

The president Trump blamed Madurowithout providing evidence, for being the leader of an organized crime group Tren de Aragua.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sunday, “We are involved in counterdrug operations. The President has made this very clear.”

The government authorities from Trinidad and Tobago and the US said that the main battle will remain in Trinidad until Thursday so both countries can conduct training exercises.

A senior military official in Trinidad and Tobago told Associated Press that the move had just been planned. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because of a lack of authorization to discuss the financial insider.

Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, has been a vocal supporter of the US military and fatally executed on suspected drug boats in the waters off Venezuela. Wife of Alejandro CarranzaOne of the more than 30 people killed in the strikes, he said he left his home on Colombia’s Caribbean coast in open water tow and denied he had any links to drug trafficking.

The Trump administration said The US is in a “non-global” conflict with drug cartels, NARCOTICS ASHMBI are killing tens of thousands of Americans every year, creating armed attacks. “

Rubio said on Sunday that countries like Trinidad and Tobago cooperate with US drug operations, but, “we cannot cooperate with the drugs and the regime in Venezuela, mainly because they are part of it.”

In an interview on Sunday on CBS News’ “Look at the Nation,” Sens.

“I think that President Trump made the decision that Maduro, the leader of Venezuela, is a treacherous drug trafficker, that it is time for him to leave the narco-terrorists for a very long time,” said the Republican senator “And President Trump told me yesterday that he planned to brief the members of Congress when he returned from Asia about the upcoming military operations against Venezuela and Colombia.”

The Venezuelan government said Sunday, “by bending to Washington’s Agenda, Beresadi – Bissar not only intends to attack Venezuela … but also violates the meeting of Latin America and the Caribbean as a place of peace allowed by Celac and the principles of Caricom.”

“Venezuela does not accept threats from any US Lassal government,” the country’s government added. “We are not intimidated by war drills or war cries.”

US Embassy Chargé D’Aires Jenifer Neidhart de Ortiz said in a statement that the exercises seek to “address shared threats such as transnational crime and build resilience through training, and security efforts.”

The visit comes one week after the US embassy in Trinidad and Tobago he warned Americans to stay away from US government facilities there. Local authorities said the reported US threat prompted the warning.

The people of Trinidad and Tobago have criticized the ceasefire in the city during a recent demonstration outside the US embassy. David Abdulah, the leader of the Justice League, said Trinidad and Tobago should not have allowed the war in its war.

“This is an exhibition in Trinidad, which will be held here for several days just miles from Venezuela where there is a threat of war,” said Abdullah, who is the leader of the Justice for Social Justice movement. “That’s disgusting.”

Caricom, the Regional Trade Bloc made up of 15 Caribbean countries, has called for talks. Trinidad and Tobago is a member of the group, but Persad-Bissessar said the region is not a place of peace, revealing the number of murders and other violent crimes.