Trump news at a glance: Nicolás Maduro wants to have ‘serious talks’ with Trump
The Guardian••nation
Key Points:
- Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro called on Donald Trump to stop what he described as “illegal warmongering” and engage in serious negotiations with his government.
- Maduro neither confirmed nor denied reports of a recent US airstrike in Venezuela, which would be the first on Venezuelan territory since August.
- Trump stated that the US targeted a docking facility linked to Venezuelan drug trafficking in a pre-Christmas operation, with US media attributing the strike to the CIA.
- If verified, this airstrike would represent an escalation in the US campaign, which includes naval deployments, airstrikes on drug traffickers, oil tanker blockades, and vessel seizures.
