Washington keeping 15,000-strong military presence in Caribbean in case interim president hinders US objectives US politics live The prospect of the United States seizing direct control of Venezuela appeared to recede on Sunday after the shocking seizure of President Nicolás Maduro – but US officials said Washington was keeping a 15,000-strong force in the Caribbean and might make a fresh military intervention if Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, did not accommodate their demands. While Rodríguez kept up a defiant tone in public, the substance of conversations she had had in private with US officials was not clear. Continue reading...
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SUN · 2026-01-04 · 20:20 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0104-5669
NSR-2026-0104-5669News Report·EN·Diplomatic
Donald Trump warns of ‘big price to pay’ if Caracas fails to toe line
Washington keeping 15,000-strong military presence in Caribbean in case interim president hinders US objectives US politics live The prospect of the United States seizing direct control of Venezuela appeared to recede on Sunday after the shocking seizure of President Nicolás Maduro – but US official
Patricia Torres in Caracas, Tom Phillips in Bogotá and Rory CarrollThe Guardian - World NewsFiled 2026-01-04 · 20:20 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 1 min
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Donald Trump warns of ‘big price to pay’ if Caracas fails to toe line.
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Washington keeping 15,000-strong military presence in Caribbean.
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The prospect of the United States seizing direct control of Venezuela appeared to recede on Sunday.
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US might make a fresh military intervention if Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, did not accommodate their demands.
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