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The following is a deep look at contemporary Venezuela, its history, its riches, its alliances and its delicate internal balance of power amid growing tensions with the US.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said the country has spent weeks under threat from a "Goliath," as the United States ramps up military operations in the region and signals a more aggressive posture toward Caracas.
The United States appears to have launched at least one attack inside Venezuela, in an escalation of the Trump administration’s effort to force out dictator Nicolas Maduro.
The crew of a Venezuela-bound oil tanker have put up a crude painting of a Russian flag on the side of its hull in an apparent attempt to avoid the US Coast Guard, according to multiple reports.
In a message shared via his official Telegram channel on December 30, 2025, Maduro congratulated the Venezuelan military for reaching a total of 39 drug-trafficking planes downed in 2025 and 430 since authorities began enforcing the current anti-drug law.
For the past decade, every administration in Washington has said Venezuela represents an extraordinary threat to the United States.
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Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro said Jesus "wouldn't approve of a war to steal the riches of a people" as the Trump administration continues to put pressure on Caracas.
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