Overview
- In a state TV interview aired Thursday, Maduro said he is ready to engage Washington on drug trafficking, migration and oil, saying “wherever they want and whenever they want.”
- Pressed on President Trump’s statement that the United States destroyed a Venezuelan docking area used by alleged drug boats, Maduro declined to confirm or deny the strike.
- The U.S. military reported five additional strikes on suspected smuggling boats this week, bringing the total to 35 since August with at least 115 deaths, according to administration figures.
- News reports citing two people familiar with the matter say the CIA carried out a drone strike last week on a Venezuelan docking area believed to be used by cartels, which officials have not publicly detailed.
- Maduro said he is ready to discuss a formal anti-narcotics agreement and invited U.S. oil investment, specifically citing Chevron.