"A United States aircraft carrier strike group has arrived in waters near Latin America, heightening tensions with Venezuela. Washington says the deployment will bolster efforts to disrupt drug and criminal networks, but Caracas calls it a pretext for regime change. US President Donald Trump ordered the deployment of the world's largest warship, the USS Gerald R. Ford, to the region last month."
"The US Navy said Tuesday the Ford and three destroyers will join seven other ships in the Caribbean, including three carrying a Marine Expeditionary Unit of thousands of troops. Maduro says Trump 'fabricating a war' Trump has focused on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, accusing him of sending violent criminals and drugs to the United States. Meanwhile, Maduro has accused the Trump administration of "fabricating a war.""
A United States aircraft carrier strike group, led by the USS Gerald R. Ford, has deployed to waters near Latin America. The Ford will join three destroyers and seven other ships in the Caribbean, including vessels carrying a Marine Expeditionary Unit of thousands of troops. Washington frames the deployment as bolstering efforts to disrupt drug and criminal networks and to confront cartels described as terrorist groups. Caracas portrays the presence as a pretext for regime change and has announced a nationwide military mobilization of land, sea and missile forces. Since September, US strikes on at least 20 vessels have killed at least 76 people, drawing condemnation and legal questions.
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