"When asked if the goal was to force Maduro from power, Trump told reporters: Well, I think it probably would That's up to him what he wants to do. I think it'd be smart for him to do that. But again, we're gonna find out. If he wants to do something, if he plays tough, it'll be the last time he's ever able to play tough, he added."
"It's moving along, and we'll end up getting it, Trump said. The US president also promised to keep the ships and the nearly 4 million barrels of Venezuelan oil the coastguard has seized so far. Maybe we'll sell it. Maybe we'll keep it. Maybe we will use it in the strategic reserves, he said. We're keeping it. We're keeping the ships also."
President Donald Trump issued a warning that Nicolás Maduro should leave power as US pressure on Caracas intensified. The US coastguard pursued a third oil tanker said to be part of a dark fleet used to evade sanctions and has seized nearly 4 million barrels and multiple ships. The US indicated it may sell, keep, or place the seized oil in strategic reserves. A significant US military buildup in the region was positioned as targeting drug trafficking, accompanied by strikes on alleged trafficking vessels. Russia pledged full support for Maduro while China condemned US seizures; critics questioned the legality and casualties of the strikes.
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