Venezuela urges regional unity as US military presence intensifies: Video
Venezuela’s Vice President Delcy Rodríguez has called for a united Latin American response to what she described as a growing threat posed by the United States, including its recent military deployment in the Caribbean.
Speaking at the Assembly of the Peoples for the Sovereignty and Peace of Our America in Caracas, she argued that Washington’s actions endanger not only Venezuela but the wider region.
Rodríguez said the presence of US forces in the Caribbean amounts to “military aggression” and warned that the deployment should be viewed as a regional issue rather than a bilateral dispute. According to her statement, the threat extends to all Latin American and Caribbean nations, which she urged to adopt a common stance.
Addressing the governments of Colombia, Mexico and Brazil directly, Rodríguez called for political coordination in the face of US security policy. She said Venezuela has been prepared “for more than two centuries” to defend regional sovereignty and appealed to leaders Gustavo Petro, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Claudia Sheinbaum to strengthen unity.
The Vice President additionally criticised opposition figure María Corina Machado’s recent Nobel Peace Prize, calling it a “blood-stained award.” Tensions between Caracas and Washington have intensified since August, when the Trump government began deploying military forces to the Caribbean, allegedly to combat drug trafficking—an accusation Venezuela rejects as a pretext for “imperialism” and attempted “regime change.”
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