Trump "nailed Lukashenko's Friend" To The Wall

Maduro panicked and offered the U.S. an "honest dialog."

Venezuela's ruler Nicolas Maduro, known for his friendship with Belarusian dictator Lukashenko, has offered to hold direct talks with the administration of Donald Trump, rejecting US accusations of his country's involvement in large-scale drug trafficking.

This is reported by Reuters.

It has been reported that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro wrote a letter to Donald Trump after the first U.S. strike on a Venezuelan ship that Trump claimed was carrying drug traffickers.

In the message, Maduro suggested direct and honest dialog through U.S. special envoy Richard Grenell. Maduro emphasized that these and other issues the US and Venezuela can always discuss openly and directly to avoid "media noise and fake news."

Denying ties to drug trafficking

Maduro categorically denied the US allegation of Venezuela's role in the international drug trade. He noted that only 5% of drugs from Colombia pass through Venezuela, of which 70% have been neutralized by Venezuelan forces. The president also said that none of the people killed in the U.S. strike on the ship were related to the Tren de Aragua gang, as claimed in Washington.

U.S.-Venezuela diplomacy

Maduro's letter is dated Sept. 6, four days after the first U.S. strike. In response, Donald Trump threatened Venezuela with "countless consequences" if the country did not take back all prisoners. At the same time, the US is increasing its military presence in the southern Caribbean, with seven warships, a nuclear submarine and F-35 fighter jets sent here.

Maduro noted the effective work of the negotiating channel through Grenella, which helped organize deportation flights of Venezuelan citizens from the US. Seven U.S. citizens were also released through that channel, including Air Force veteran Joe St. Clair, who had been in Venezuela since November 2024.

Experts say the two sides are not interested in open warfare, but the military buildup increases the risk of accidental incidents. According to experts, the US is trying to push the Venezuelan opposition toward regime change, but such a strategy has previously been ineffective.

The escalation between Venezuela and the US

Tensions between Caracas and Washington intensified after Trump accused Venezuela of insufficient efforts to counter drug trafficking. Moreover, the US president signed a directive that allows direct military operations against Latin American drug cartels recognized as foreign terrorist organizations.

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