Donald Trump abre la posibilidad de "una guerra" con Venezuela
La última vez que hubo un bloqueo naval en el Caribe fue en octubre de 1962, cuando Estados Unidos emplazó sus buques para impedir que la Unión Soviética transportara misiles hasta Cuba.
TL;DR
- President Trump did not rule out military conflict with Venezuela.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that nothing will prevent the U.S. from enforcing blockades against sanctioned oil tankers.
- The U.S. government accuses Maduro's government of leading a drug cartel and has conducted operations against drug trafficking vessels.
- Rubio mentioned that Russian support for Maduro is not concerning due to Russia's involvement in the war in Ukraine.
- New sanctions were announced against relatives of a nephew of Maduro who was arrested for drug trafficking.
- Mexico and Brazil have offered to mediate the crisis.
- Rubio indicated that the current status quo with the Venezuelan regime is intolerable for the U.S.
- The article references the 1962 naval blockade of Cuba as a historical precedent.