US President Donald Trump announced a complete closure of the airspace over Venezuela and the surrounding areas.
In a post on the American social network Truth Social, Trump wrote: “All airlines, pilots, drug traffickers and human traffickers, please understand that the airspace over Venezuela and the surrounding areas will be completely closed.”
Trump further added in his message: “Thank you for your attention to this.” issue.”
– Activities in the Caribbean
US President Donald Trump previously signed an executive order in which he ordered a more active and effective use of the armed forces to fight Latin American drug cartels.
In this context, at the end of August, the United States sent a naval force consisting of submarines and warships to the high seas off the coast of Venezuela, and US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that the US Army is ready for operations in Venezuela. including regime change.
In response, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said he had mobilized 4.5 million militias in the country and was ready to repel any attack.
The continued US pursuit of some ships off the coast of Venezuela on drug smuggling charges drew criticism from both the Venezuelan government and the international community, which said the attacks were “contrary to international law.”
Biggest in the world, the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford and a strike group sent by the United States under the pretext of “fighting drug trafficking” reached Latin America.