Venezuela asks UN to condemn U.S. strikes in Carribean

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Venezuela has urged the U.N. Security Council to condemn recent U.S. maritime strikes in the Caribbean, saying they violate its sovereignty and international law.

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00:00Venezuela has asked the UN Security Council to condemn recent American strikes off its coast,

00:06calling them illegal and a violation of its sovereignty.

00:10The move comes as tensions rise after U.S. President Donald Trump

00:13audit a military build-up in the Caribbean,

00:17saying the operations targeted drug trafficking networks.

00:23Venezuela's UN Ambassador Samuel Moncada submitted a letter on Wednesday

00:27accusing the United States of killing at least 27 people

00:31in five strikes on civilian vessels in international waters.

00:36The letter called on the UN Security Council to investigate the attacks.

00:40Washington defended the strikes, saying they are consistent with Article 51 of the UN Charter,

00:47which allows countries to act in self-defense against armed threats.

00:52Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro called the U.S. actions an open attack on peace,

00:57and accused the CIA of carrying out operations against his government.

01:02The Security Council is expected to hold closed-door discussions on the matter later this week,

01:08but no formal resolution is expected.

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