Maduro threatens armed resistance to US Caribbean deployment

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro declared he would establish “a republic in arms” if US forces attack Venezuela, responding to America’s expanded Caribbean maritime presence aimed at combating drug cartels. The US has deployed multiple warships and plans to send three amphibious assault ships with over 4,000 personnel this week, prompting Venezuela to mobilize coastal troops and civilian militias. Venezuela’s foreign minister argued the deployment relies on false narratives, noting that most Colombian cocaine flows through the Pacific rather than Venezuelan routes.

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