Venezuela's Maduro elusive on US attack, open to dialogueListen to this articleVenezuela's President Nicolas Maduro says the door is open to dialogue with Washington. Asked point-blank if he confirmed or denied the attack, Maduro said on Thursday "this could be something we talk about in a few days." The attack would amount to the first known land strike of the US military campaign against drug trafficking from Latin America. Primazol chief Carlos Eduardo Siu denied those rumours, saying "President Petro, not here -- we neither package nor manufacture any kind of narcotics." The administration has provided no evidence that the targeted boats were involved in drug trafficking, however, prompting debate about the legality of these operations.

Source: Bangkok Post January 02, 2026 08:26 UTC