"With thousands of US troops patrolling the Caribbean, at least eight warships deployed in the region, and the BBC reporting that it tracked four US military planes that flew near Venezuela Thursday night, lawmakers and other leaders from across Europe on Friday issued a unified demand for the Trump administration to deescalate the tensions it has ratcheted up in recent weeks."
"The administration's "show of force has already proved lethal," said the leaders, with more than 80 people - including fishermen and an out-of-work bus driver - having been killed in the US military's strikes on more than 20 boats, which the administration has insisted were trafficking drugs to the US. The White House has publicized no evidence of the claims."
"But the European leaders - including British Members of Parliament Zarah Sultana and Jeremy Corbyn, former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis, and Spanish Member of European Parliament Irene Montero Gil - noted that Trump "severed diplomatic channels with Caracas and approved covert [Central Intelligence Agency] operations in Venezuela" as the military buildup continues in the region."
Thousands of US troops and at least eight warships have been deployed in the Caribbean, and US military planes were tracked near Venezuela. European lawmakers and political leaders demanded the Trump administration deescalate the mounting tensions. US strikes on more than 20 boats allegedly linked to trafficking killed over 80 people, including fishermen and an out-of-work bus driver, while the White House has presented no public evidence for those claims. President Trump has not ordered further strikes after reviewing options and has not acted on threatened moves toward Mexico and Colombia. European leaders accused Trump of severing diplomatic channels with Caracas and approving covert CIA operations amid the buildup.
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