Rubio announced the continuation of the US seizure of Venezuelan tankers
The United States will continue to attack drug traffickers' boats and seize oil tankers. This was stated by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in an interview with NBC News.
"We will continue to strike at drug dealers if they try to move towards the United States. We will continue to seize boats sanctioned by a court order," Rubio said.
He stressed that the United States is waging a war against drug traffickers, not against Venezuela as a state. Rubio also called the Cuban government a huge problem for the United States, but declined to disclose the administration's next steps regarding Havana.
The Secretary of State said that the US military was on the ground in Venezuela for only about two hours during the raid to capture President Nicolas Maduro.
On January 3, US President Donald Trump announced that the United States had successfully launched a large-scale strike against Venezuela. He noted that Venezuelan President Maduro and his wife Celia Flores were captured and taken out of the territory of the state.
The Russian Foreign Ministry called on the American leadership to release Maduro. In addition, the Ministry also stressed the need to create conditions for resolving existing problems between the parties through diplomatic means.
The American leader later stated that there was extensive evidence of Maduro's alleged crimes. So, the president of Venezuela, according to his information, personally supervised the activities of the Cartel de los Soles (cartel of the suns), which transported drugs to the United States.
Rallies have begun in New York against the backdrop of the start of the US military operation in Venezuela and the detention of Maduro. The footage shows local residents waving Venezuelan flags.
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