Maduro's government has been "alarmed" by the US's use of the CIA as a "threat" against Venezuela
U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed on Wednesday that he has authorized the U.S. intelligence agency to conduct covert operations in Venezuela.
Nicolas Maduro's government has declared on Wednesday that it has "taken with great alarm" that the US uses the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) as a "threat" against Venezuela. It has denounced these actions as part of "manoeuvres" seeking to "legitimize a regime change operation" in the country.
The New York Times reported on Wednesday that US President Donald Trump's administration has authorized the CIA to carry out lethal operations in Venezuela and the Caribbean and to intensify its actions against Maduro's government with the aim of "getting him out of power."
However, it is not yet clear whether the agency is preparing any action or whether it is designed as a contingency plan.
That is why Venezuela's permanent representative to the UN, Samuel Moncada, has accused the US of attempting to "establish a coup d'état" in the Caribbean country and has urged the Security Council to "investigate the killings it is committing and determine their illegality."
Likewise, the Venezuelan embassy to the UN has confirmed that a letter was sent yesterday to the Presidency of the Security Council to address Trump's deadly attacks on Venezuelan vessels in Caribbean waters.
In fact, the U.S. has attacked several ships near Venezuela in international waters. Washington has claimed that it has killed about 30 people in these operations.
The North American country is currently surrounded by 10,000 troops, most of them based in Puerto Rico, as well as several Marines aboard offensive ships, with eight warships and one submarine in the Caribbean.
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