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Maduro Vows Armed Resistance as U.S. Expands Caribbean Naval Presence

Moscow publicly affirms support for Venezuela’s sovereignty, heightening the standoff’s diplomatic stakes.

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019. Maduro is inviting a U.S. special envoy to come to Venezuela after revealing during the interview that his foreign minister recently held secret meetings with the U.S. official in New York. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Nicolás Maduro respondió a la cercanía de barcos militares de Estados Unidos: "Si Venezuela fuera agredida, pasaría inmediatamente al período de lucha armada". Foto AP
El presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, habla durante una conferencia de prensa en Caracas el 1 de septiembre de 2025
Maduro dijo que el despliegue militar de EE.UU. es \"la máxima amenaza para América Latina en su historia\".

Overview

  • Venezuela’s president said the country would enter an armed struggle if attacked, alleging eight U.S. warships with 1,200 missiles and a nuclear submarine are pointed at his territory.
  • Washington has consolidated warships and Marine assets in the southern Caribbean and near the Panama Canal for an anti‑narcotics mission and raised the reward for information on Nicolás Maduro to $50 million.
  • Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López warned the armed forces will fight if U.S. troops set foot in Venezuela and said the military and militias are on heightened patrol and readiness.
  • Russia’s Foreign Ministry, after a meeting with Venezuela’s ambassador, declared full support for Caracas and rejected the use of political pressure or force against independent states.
  • Civil society groups in Mexico City rallied in solidarity with Venezuela, denouncing what they describe as U.S. interventionist policies and the naval buildup in the Caribbean.