U.S. Warship USS Gravely Arrives in Trinidad and Tobago
A U.S. warship, the USS Gravely, has arrived in Trinidad and Tobago. The archipelago is located along the entire Venezuelan coast. Journalists from the AFP news agency saw the ship in Port of Spain.
The arrival of the vessel had already been announced by the government of Trinidad and Tobago. The USS Gravely is a guided-missile destroyer that arrived together with a group of national marine officers to coordinate activities with the local navy. The ship will remain docked in Port of Spain until Thursday.
This deployment is seen as an increase in U.S. pressure on the Venezuelan government. Washington accuses Caracas of playing a role in the export of narcotics to the United States. The exercises are part of a broader military campaign by U.S. President Donald Trump against drug-trafficking organizations in Latin America.
Last week, national authorities seized at least ten vessels that they said were carrying narcotics. There have been at least 43 deaths linked to these organizations. Trump has also threatened to launch strikes against land targets in Venezuela.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, a long-time opponent of Trump, has accused the United States of attempting to overthrow his government. The situation worsened on Friday when the Pentagon ordered the deployment of a carrier strike group to the region.
The Venezuelan government condemned the use of force by the United States and Trinidad and Tobago, calling it a “provocation” aimed at triggering “a war.” Caracas also announced the arrest of what it described as a group of “mercenaries” linked to the CIA.
“Venezuela denounces a military provocation by Trinidad and Tobago, coordinated with the CIA, to provoke a war in the Caribbean,” the Venezuelan government wrote in an official statement.
The same statement reported the capture of a group of mercenaries with direct information from the CIA.
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