Venezuela Condemns US "Regime Change" Plan

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Venezuela's Foreign Ministry responded with outrage to a recent statement by US President Donald Trump, in which he revealed that he had authorized the CIA to conduct covert actions in the country. Trump's comments, made on Wednesday, saw him announce plans to potentially carry out land attacks in Venezuela, which the Foreign Ministry deemed a "grave violation of international law and the UN Charter." The ministry also accused the US of using the CIA and military deployments in the Caribbean to justify a "regime change" operation aimed at seizing Venezuela's oil resources.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Venezuelan Foreign Ministry condemned US President Donald Trump's announcement that he had authorized the CIA to conduct covert actions in Venezuela, citing a "grave violation of international law and the UN Charter."
  • The ministry accused the US of seeking to legitimize a "regime change" operation with the ultimate goal of seizing Venezuela's oil resources.
  • President Nicolas Maduro decried the CIA's role in various conflicts around the globe and stated that Latin America does not want, need, or repudiate the CIA's coups.
  • The Trump administration has deployed warships, a nuclear-powered submarine, and fighter jets to the Caribbean to allegedly combat drug smuggling into the United States.
  • Venezuela's UN Ambassador Samuel Moncada has sent a letter to the Security Council, stating that Washington has killed at least 27 people in its strikes on "civilian vessels transiting international waters."
  • The letter asked the 15-member world body to investigate the strikes and determine their "illegal nature."

Statistics:

  • At least 27 people have been killed in US strikes on "civilian vessels transiting international waters" off the coast of Venezuela.
  • The US has conducted lethal strikes against suspected drug traffickers off the coast of Venezuela at least five times.
  • Eight warships, a nuclear-powered submarine, and fighter jets have been deployed by the Trump administration to the Caribbean to allegedly combat drug smuggling into the United States.
  • Venezuela's oil resources are a major target of the alleged US "regime change" operation.

Sources:

  • Press TV ( )
  • [No exact source citation is available in the original text for the fifth and sixth bullet points, as they mention "various sources" without specific references. In the interest of accuracy, these points are excluded from the provided output.]