Venezuela Mobilizes Military as U.S. Warship Approaches
TL;DR
Venezuela has launched a large-scale military exercise involving 200,000 troops in response to the U.S. Navy's presence in the Caribbean, including the deployment of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald Ford, amid rising tensions and U.S. military operations targeting drug trafficking vessels in the region.
- Venezuela launches huge military exercise as U.S. Navy flotilla nears Caribbean waters CBS News
- Venezuela announces ‘massive mobilization’ of military forces as America’s largest warship sails into region CNN
- Is US preparing to attack Venezuela and how has Maduro regime responded? The Guardian
- Arrival of U.S.’s Largest Warship Ratchets Up Pressure on Venezuela The Wall Street Journal
- Venezuela orders massive mobilization as U.S. aircraft carrier approaches The Washington Post
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