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Tensions in the Caribbean are escalating as Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro deploys drones and warships in response to a US military build-up. Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino confirmed significant drone patrols and naval movements, with 15,000 troops also sent to the Colombian border. The move follows Washington’s deployment of three warships and 4,000 Marines, with President Donald Trump now sending two more vessels, including a nuclear-powered submarine. The US accuses Maduro of leading the Cartel de los Soles and has doubled its bounty for his capture to $50 million. With both nations refusing to step back, the region braces for a dangerous standoff.  --  Caribbean Tensions | Venezuelan President Maduro | Drone Deployment Venezuela | Venezuelan Warships | US Military Build-up | Vladimir Padrino Statement | Troops To Colombian Border | US Warships Deployment | Donald Trump Military Move | Nuclear Submarine US | Cartel De Los Soles | Maduro Bounty | US Venezuela Standoff | Military Escalation Caribbean | Venezuela US Relations | Firstpost America | Eric Ham | War | Geopolitics | Global Economy | Firstpost | World News | Latest News | Global News | International News | Trending News  #caribbeantensions #venezuelanpresidentmaduro #dronedeploymentvenezuela #venezuelanwarships #usmilitarybuildup #vladimirpadrinostatement #troopstocolombianborder #uswarshipsdeployment #donaldtrumpmilitarymove #nuclearsubmarineus #carteldelossoles #madurobounty #usvenezuelastandoff #militaryescalationcaribbean #venezuelausrelations #firstpostamerica #ericham #war #geopolitics #economy #firstpost #worldnews #latestnews #globalnews #internationalnews #trendingnew s  Firstpost is an Indian news and media website. Get all the incisive opinions, in-depth analyses and other visual stories that matter to you and the world right here on this channel.   Subscribe to Firstpost channel and press the bell icon to get notified when we go live.    https://www.youtube.com/@Firstpost  Follow Firstpost on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/firstpost/   Follow Firstpost on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/firstpostin/   Follow Firstpost on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/firstpost  Follow Firstpost on WhatsApp: https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va6zOIrEQIamseyg762V  # news #breaking #24x7

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00:00And now to South America, where tensions are rising fast between Venezuela and the United States.

00:05Caracas has announced that it's deploying warships and drones to patrol its Caribbean coast

00:10in direct response to U.S. military buildup nearby.

00:14In a video posted on social media, Venezuelan's defense minister confirmed significant drone deployment

00:19along the naval patrols, including larger vessels that will move further north into Venezuelan territorial waters.

00:27He added that around 15,000 Venezuelan troops will also operate on the country's borders

00:32with Colombia to crack down on criminal gangs involved in drug trafficking.

00:39We will have an important deployment of drones with different missions,

00:43citizens' attention checkpoints, checkpoints for explorations and surveillance,

00:47Navy infantry patrolling through rivers, especially in the Catatumbo River that flows into the Gulf of Venezuela.

00:52We will have Navy patrols in Maracaibo Lake, Navy patrols in the Gulf of Venezuela

00:57and ships of a larger draft up north in our territorial waters.

01:05Now, the announcement comes just days after Washington sent three warships

01:09and about 4,000 Marines towards Venezuela.

01:12U.S. officials say the move is part of an effort to curb Latin American drug cartels,

01:17which they accuse of flooding American streets with narcotics like cocaine and fentanyl.

01:22In fact, yesterday, a U.S. source also told AFP that President Trump

01:25had approved an even larger deployment.

01:28Two more vessels, a guided missile cruiser and a nuclear-powered submarine,

01:32are expected to arrive in the Caribbean as early as next week.

01:36But despite the dramatic show of force,

01:38analysts believe an actual U.S. invasion or airstrikes on Venezuela remain highly unlikely.

01:44In fact, many Venezuelans too appeared to shrug off the military buildup,

01:48calling it posturing from both sides.

01:52Now it's the ships, and so-and-so someone is coming.

01:56It seems like every day there's something.

01:58In the end, it's like there's never anything.

02:00And that also wears you out of it.

02:01Still, the war of words continues.

02:08President Maduro, who claimed a controversial third term in July of 2024 amid fraud allegations

02:14and a crackdown on the opposition, accused President Trump of trying to push for regime change.

02:20He said Venezuela is free of cocoa leaf crops and free of cocaine production,

02:25and argued that the real problem is drug consumption inside the United States.

02:29Washington, however, paints a very different picture.

02:33U.S. officials accused the Venezuelan leader and senior figures in his government

02:36of leading the so-called Cartel de los Solas,

02:40a powerful cocaine trafficking organization that the Trump administration has labeled a terrorist group.

02:46Now, earlier this month, the U.S. even doubled its bounty for President Maduro's capture to $50 million.

02:53And a separate $25 million reward has also been offered for the interior minister.

02:58Now, after the warrant, President Maduro responded by trying to rally support at home.

03:03In fact, he's encouraged thousands of citizens to enlist in volunteer militias

03:06to help defend Venezuela from what he describes as foreign threats.

03:10The cause we defend is too great.

03:15So regime change is not only illegal, but also immoral.

03:19And here they will not succeed in colonizing or enslaving Venezuela, South America, or our America.

03:26And if one day they touch Venezuela, all of America will rise up for us, for the people of Bolivar.

03:32Now, at the diplomatic level, Caracas has gone to the United Nations following a petition demanding

03:38the immediate secession of the U.S. military deployment in the Caribbean.

03:43Venezuela has also warned that the arrival of a nuclear-powered submarine so close to its shores

03:47amounts to a clear act of intimidation and even requested guarantees that nuclear weapons

03:53will not be deployed in the region.

03:54For now, however, both sides remain locked in a tense standoff.

03:59President Trump continues to push military pressure as part of his strategy against cartels

04:03and against President Maduro personally.

04:07Meanwhile, Venezuela is trying to show strength through patrols, militias, and U.N. appeals.

04:13The real question now, however, is simple.

04:16Will this buildup remain a game of intimidation,

04:18or is the Caribbean preparing to witness a much more dangerous showdown?

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