"United States President Donald Trump has said the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela is to be closed in its entirety, as tensions between the countries escalate. There was no immediate response by Venezuela to Trump's social media post on Saturday. To all Airlines, Pilots, Drug Dealers, and Human Traffickers, please consider THE AIRSPACE ABOVE AND SURROUNDING VENEZUELA TO BE CLOSED IN ITS ENTIRETY, he wrote on his Truth Social platform."
"Trump's post comes amid weeks of escalating rhetoric by senior US officials against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his government. While the Trump administration has said it is targeting Venezuela as part of a push to combat drug trafficking, experts and human rights observers have warned that Washington appears to be laying the groundwork for an attempt to unlawfully remove Maduro from power."
United States President Donald Trump said the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela is to be closed in its entirety. There was no immediate response by Venezuela to Trump's social media post. Trump addressed airlines, pilots, drug dealers and human traffickers on his Truth Social platform, insisting the airspace be closed. The announcement follows weeks of escalating rhetoric by senior US officials against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his government. The US has deployed an aircraft carrier to the Caribbean and conducted deadly bombings on vessels accused of drug trafficking, actions United Nations experts described as extrajudicial killings. Maduro said Venezuelans would not be intimidated.
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