Massive deployment of military forces in western Venezuela – Mehr news agency RCO News Agency

According to RCO News Agency, quoted by Al-Mayadin, Venezuela’s Defense Minister Vladmir Padrino Lopez said that more than 20,000 military forces are stationed in the west of the country and are performing their duties.

He added: “The people of Venezuela live in peace, but they suffer from the American economic sanctions against their country.”

Last Wednesday, the Trump administration authorized the secret operations of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in Venezuela, and according to this, the CIA can carry out deadly operations either independently or in cooperation with the military.

According to this newspaper, the US military has prepared options for consideration by Trump, which includes possible attacks inside Venezuela.

On Tuesday evening of last week, Trump published a post on his social network Truth Social and said that on his order the US military forces attacked a vessel off the coast of Venezuela, as a result of which 6 people were killed.

The US President claimed that this vessel was carrying drug smuggling.

Since last September, the US has attacked Venezuelan boats five times under the pretext of transporting drugs.