24.10.2025 08:31
U.S. President Trump's statement that "There will soon be a ground operation in Venezuela" prompted President Nicolas Maduro to take action. Maduro announced that a massive exercise lasting 72 hours would be conducted nationwide, emphasizing that the exercise would particularly cover the Caribbean Sea coast.
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced that military exercises lasting 72 hours, particularly covering the Caribbean Sea coasts, have been initiated across the country.
While attending the oath-taking ceremony of the "Worker Constituent Assembly Promotion Commission" in the capital Caracas, Maduro announced that the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) would begin military exercises lasting 72 hours nationwide and in the Caribbean Sea, in collaboration with militias and police organizations.
EXERCISES WILL CONTINUE FOR 72 HOURS Maduro stated, "These exercises will continue for 72 hours because all points need to be identified. I have contacted the individuals I need to reach and have ordered the immediate mobilization of all military equipment to defend the action points along the country's coasts."
"THE ARMY IS AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF READINESS" According to state television VTV, the exercises cover the entire coastline from Zulia state in the northwest of the country to Sucre state in the northeast. Meanwhile, Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez stated in a statement that the army is currently deployed along the coasts and is at the highest level of readiness.
Lopez emphasized that the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) will not achieve its goal of regime change in Venezuela, saying: "We are conducting reconnaissance operations on land routes, aerial surveillance, research and electronic monitoring operations, drone launches, amphibious operations in certain areas of Venezuela's coasts, and also implementing police density and security measures in some parts of the country's coastal regions."
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Lopez also referred to the military activity of the U.S. in the Caribbean region without naming the country, stating, "All our actions, I repeat, are aimed at preventing and neutralizing the military threat deployed in the Caribbean, standing against this open threat to the region, and protecting the country from any potential instability that may arise from within."
TRUMP: THERE WILL BE A GROUND OPERATION IN VENEZUELA U.S. President Donald Trump emphasized that they are not pleased with Venezuela's actions regarding "drug trafficking" and stated that they will continue the "fight" against drug cartels in the Caribbean. Trump sent a clear message last night, saying, "A ground operation in Venezuela will happen soon."
Trump also noted that they are not satisfied with the Venezuelan administration, claiming that this country is also sending illegal immigrants to the U.S. and that the (former U.S. President) Joe Biden administration has knowingly allowed this.
ACTIVITY IN THE CARIBBEAN Previously, U.S. President Trump had issued an order to use the military more extensively and effectively under the pretext of combating Latin American drug cartels. In this context, the U.S. sent a naval force consisting of submarines and warships to the waters off Venezuela at the end of August, and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stated that the U.S. military is ready for operations, including regime change in Venezuela.
In response, Venezuelan President Maduro announced that he has mobilized 4.5 million militia forces in the country and is prepared to repel any attack.
The U.S. continuing to target some vessels off the coast of Venezuela under the pretext of "drug trafficking" has drawn criticism from both the Venezuelan administration and the international community, with claims that the attacks are "contrary to international law."
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