The President of Argentina welcomed the US military actions against Venezuela

According to RCO News Agency, “Javier Milli”, the president of Argentina, said on Saturday evening: “We welcome the campaign of Donald Trump, the president of the United States, against Venezuela.”

According to the AFP report, the Argentine president said during the meeting of the Mercosur bloc: “Argentina welcomes the pressure of the United States and Donald Trump for the release of the Venezuelan people.” The time for a cowardly approach in this matter is over.”

Donald Trump recently said in an interview with NBC News that he cannot rule out the possibility of war with Venezuela.

On Saturday, as Donald Trump increased pressure on Caracas, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Javier Milli openly clashed over the fate of Venezuela during the summit.

Lula and Milli’s comments came at a meeting of the South American Mercosur bloc, where the future trade agreement with the European Union was on the agenda.

But tensions over Venezuela, once a member of Mercosur but suspended in 2016, flared publicly, with Lula warning that armed conflict could lead to a “humanitarian catastrophe” while Milli praised Trump’s “empowerment.”

The US military has increased its presence in the Caribbean in recent months, carrying out airstrikes against alleged “drug-trafficking” boats in the region and the Pacific, claiming it is fighting drug trafficking.

But Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says the campaign is part of a broader regime change effort in Caracas, and Trump said this week he could not rule out war.

At the opening of the Mercosur summit, Lula said: “Armed intervention in Venezuela would be a humanitarian disaster for the Western Hemisphere and a dangerous precedent for the world.”

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