Venezuela condemns US military exercises in Caribbean

27/10/2025

US President Donald Trump looks to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as he speaks during a roundtable on criminal cartels in the State Dining Room of the White House on Oct 23, in Washington. (AP)

CARACAS, Oct 27, (Xinhua): The Venezuelan government on Sunday condemned the US military for conducting military exercises in the Caribbean, saying they constituted a provocation and a threat to the region.

The Venezuelan government considered that the military exercises conducted between Oct. 26 and 30 were part of a colonial operation and violated the Charter of the United Nations and the proclamation of Latin America and the Caribbean as a zone of peace, said a statement released by the government through social media.

The South American nation made it clear that it will not be intimidated by "military exercises or war cries." Multiple US warships have been recently deployed in the Caribbean.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has repeatedly condemned Washington's actions as an attempt to overthrow his government and expand its military influence in Latin America.