WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has signalled his readiness to go for ground action against Venezuela, thus raising the bar on his administration’s view of the South American country. Upon taking the floor at the White House, President Trump listed anti-Venezuela reasons in great number, and in most cases, he mentioned drugs that were being smuggled out from Venezuela and that the country had a very close comradeship with China.
Trump was beyond any doubt that the US would soon be taking radical measures, not only against but also alongside the drug trade, inter alia. “We do not need to declare war against drug smugglers. The ones that are getting the drugs into America, we will take action against them,” he pronounced. The President pointed out the ongoing efforts on his part to block the drugs trying to reach the US through sea routes but nevertheless, he dismissed the B-1 bombers’ reports near Venezuela as “fake.”
The American leader also charged Colombia with the role of a major drug trafficking centre and strongly rebuked Mexico, saying the drug lords had taken over the whole country. Trump went on to say, “China is taking advantage of Venezuela for the purpose of fentanyl trafficking,” thus making the whole situation in the area even more complicated.
Moreover, the US President took the chance to say he was optimistic about the results of his upcoming meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, especially in the matter of fentanyl trafficking.
Referring to sanctions on Russian oil companies, Trump cautioned that in six months’ time, Russia would start noticing the impact of U.S. measures. He further added regarding the West Bank affair that he thought Israel was not going to move any further in the annexation process.
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The President’s remarks have raised even more worries regarding the rising geopolitical tensions, especially in Latin America, where the Venezuelan government continues to be squeezed by both the U.S. and its allies in the region.
