Tensions in the Caribbean are continuing to rise as the Trump administration increases the pressure on Venezuela’s left-wing authoritarian leader, Nicolás Maduro. Following the seizure of several Venezuelan vessels suspected of drug smuggling, the US military is increasing its presence off the coast of its Latin American neighbour. Some claim that President Trump’s ultimate goal is to overthrow the Maduro regime, and that Maduro may be hoping that his traditional ally, Russia, will intervene to save him.
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0:00 US increasing pressure on Venezuela’s Maduro
4:24 Roxanna Vigil, Security analyst at Council on Foreign Relations
9:32 Oscar Schlenker, DW Correspondent
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