The American president, Donald Trump,
announced on Saturday in a press conference that Washington could launch another attack against Venezuela if necessary.
"We are prepared to launch a second, much larger attack,
if necessary," the president declared.
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In the same context, he affirmed that US forces are ready to "launch a second wave if necessary." "In fact,
we assumed that a second wave would be necessary. But now it probably won't be," he said.
"The first wave, or the first attack, if you prefer to call it that, was so successful that we probably won't have to launch a second one, but we are prepared to do so, and it would be a much larger wave," he reiterated.
Caracas demands "immediate proof of life" of Maduro and his wife
Trump
announced that in the course of tonight's attack —which affected Caracas, as well as the states of Miranda, La Guaira and Aragua— Maduro and the first lady were captured, who were
transferred "out of the country".
His detention was confirmed later by the Venezuelan vice president, Delcy Rodríguez, who demanded that the US government provide an "immediate proof of life" of both.
The Attorney General of the North American country, Pamela Bondi,
said that the Venezuelan president and his wife, Cilia Flores, who was also captured, "will soon face
the wrath of American Justice on American soil and in American courts."
"Nicolás Maduro
has been accused of narcoterrorist conspiracy, conspiracy to import cocaine, possession of machine guns and destructive devices, and conspiracy to possess machine guns and destructive devices against the United States", Bondi pointed out, indicating that both the Venezuelan leader and the first lady were charged in the Southern District of New York.
"Very serious military aggression"
The Venezuelan government spoke out this Saturday after the first air attack perpetrated by the U.S. against the city of
Caracas "and the states
Miranda, Aragua and La Guaira", described as a "
very serious military aggression".
"This act constitutes a flagrant violation of the United Nations Charter, especially Articles 1 and 2, which enshrine respect for sovereignty, the legal equality of States, and the prohibition of the use of force.
Such aggression threatens international peace and stability, specifically in Latin America and the Caribbean, and seriously endangers the lives of millions of people," indicates an official
statement.
In the statement, Caracas warned that the objective of the attacks "is none other than to seize Venezuela's strategic resources, in particular its oil and minerals, attempting to forcibly break the political independence of the Nation."
Despite the pressures, Venezuela warned the U.S.: "
You will not succeed. After more than two hundred years of independence, the people and their legitimate Government
remain firm in defense of sovereignty and the inalienable right to decide their destiny. The attempt to impose a colonial war to destroy the republican form of government and force a 'regime change', in alliance with the fascist oligarchy will fail like all previous attempts."
Amidst the situation, the Venezuelan leader
ordered the implementation of the State of External Commotion throughout the national territory, with the purpose of "protecting the rights of the population, the full functioning of republican institutions and immediately moving to armed struggle".
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The entire country must be activated to defeat this imperialist aggression," the statement indicates. Similarly, Caracas announced that it will go before the United Nations Security Council (UN), the Secretary General of that organization, the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to demand "the condemnation and accountability of the US Government."
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