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Amid rising inflation, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is sleeping in a different bed every night. Fear of direct US military intervention According to a report, to remove his rule.
Mr Maduro has been moving around since September and regularly changing phones to avoid Washington locking in on his location Donald Trump continues to threaten direct action against his administrationSources close to his government told new York Times,
He is also said to have expanded his Cuban security detail and added more foreign counterintelligence officers. War action by Washington after massive naval buildup off the coast of Venezuela.
Sources said there is still an atmosphere of tension and anxiety in the President’s inner circle as Trump is showing no signs of backing down.
Mr Maduro, 63, has been cautious in appearing at public rallies in recent days, and there was speculation last week that he might have fled the country before returning with news of talks with Mr Trump.
The talks appear to have done little to resolve tensions between the two leaders, as Mr Trump warned on Tuesday that his administration could certainly attack accused drug traffickers in Latin America “very soon”.
After raising the issue of cocaine smuggling from Colombia, Mr Trump told reporters during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, “Anybody who is doing that and selling it in our country can be attacked.”
Asked about naval strikes, the president told reporters, “We’re going to start launching land strikes as well.” “The lay of the land is very easy. And we know which path they take.”
Mr Trump’s administration accuses Mr Maduro of promoting drug trafficking from his country, which he denies. The Venezuelan leader says that the US President is trying to remove him by creating pressure by demonstrating force on their border.
Nicknamed “Operation Southern Spear” in November, the US has sent about 15,000 troops and more than a dozen warships to the region over the past few months.
Mr Trump’s campaign has faced domestic opposition, but not enough to stop the protests. Last month, the Senate rejected a resolution that would have stopped the attack on Venezuela without declaring war.
According to sources and planning documents, Venezuela is now believed to be preparing to launch a guerrilla-style resistance or spread anarchy. Resistance may include small military units carrying out sabotage and other guerrilla tactics.
The US Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, separately on Tuesday addressed reports that the US had Two survivors killed in attack on an alleged drug boat Holding the debris, an attack that some experts have warned could be a war crime.
Mr Hegseth blamed the “fog of war” and said that when the second attack was ordered he did not see that there were survivors in the water.