7 hour agoReporter: Are you planning on talking to Maduro? Trump: I might talk to him. Reporter: The US did name him the leader of a foreign terrorist organization, why do you even want to talk to him? Trump: Say it again. Reporter: The US designated him the leader of this foreign terrorist organization so why do you want to talk to him if he's the leader? Trump: If we can save lives, if we can do things the easy way, that's fine. And if we have to do it the hard way, that's fine, too. Reporter: What’s the goal? Trump: I’m not going to tell you what the goal is. You should probably know what the goal is.
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba Bruno Rodríguez: "The US government could cause an incalculable number of deaths and create a scenario of violence and instability in the hemisphere that would be unimaginable."
10 hour agoLatam Airlines Colombia announced that it is cancelling its flights to Caracas until Tuesday, December 2, due to the ongoing security alert regarding Venezuelan airspace.
Cuba warns that the US wants to overthrow Maduro "using military force"
10 hour agoPoland advises its citizens to avoid all travel to Venezuela for safety reasons
The Venezuelan government warned that airlines that suspended flights following the US advisory have until noon this Wednesday to resume operations or lose their "permanent flight" permits, according to EFE. The agency quoted a source from the Ministry of Transportation, who indicated that "they have less than 24 hours left." EFE added that the National Institute of Civil Aeronautics (INAC) informed the companies that they have 48 hours to normalize their schedules, a deadline that began at noon on Monday.
Venezuela urges airlines to resume flights before noon on Wednesday: "The State has taken a position and will take the corresponding actions"
19 hour agoA military parade is scheduled in Caracas today
1 day agoThe Conviasa A340, en route from Russia to Porlamar (Margarita Island), was diverted to Maiquetía (Caracas). The group of B-52 bombers and F-18 fighter jets that were visible are no longer so. However, based on their last recorded location, they appear to be in the A340's flight path.
1 day agoA U.S. Air Force B-52H “Stratofortress” Long-Range Strategic Bomber assigned to the “Bomber Barons” of the 23rd Bomb Squadron, 5th Bomb Wing, going by the callsign (PAPPY11), is currently conducting a “show of force” off the coast of Venezuela, escorted by several F/A-18E/F Super Hornets from the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)
1 day ago.@PressSec: We view the Maduro regime as being illegitimate, and @POTUS has been very satisfied with the successful strikes against narcomilitants that are illegally trafficking drugs towards the United States of America. You can expect to see those strikes continue
1 day agoLeavitt on Trump's boat strikes: "You can expect to see those strikes continue"
Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino will attend the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo alongside Venezuelan leader María Corina Machado.
Air Europa and Plus Ultra join Iberia in cancelling their flights to Caracas from Madrid
1 day agoFrom today, the US government considers President Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela as the head of a foreign terrorist organisation (FTO). The US State Dept has just updated his FTO list to include the so-called "Cartel de los Soles" that Washington says Maduro heads
1 day agoThe Maduro administration denied the existence of the Cartel of the Suns and rejected its designation as a terrorist organization, calling it a U.S. "maneuver" to promote regime change. Foreign Minister Yván Gil asserted that these "aggressions"
Venezuelan airline Estelar has suspended its Madrid Caracas flights scheduled for Nov 24, 26, and 28
SOUTHCOM is restricting / limiting leave over the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, in preparation for possible land strikes in the next 10 days to two weeks
1 day agoBoth US and non-US aircraft continue to avoid Venezuelan airspace after the FAA on Friday issued a security NOTAM
2 day agoPresident Maduro celebrated his 63rd birthday on November 23, receiving expressions of loyalty from Venezuelan authorities.
2 day agoPresident Gustavo Petro rejected the FAA's restrictions on flights to Venezuela: "Blocking countries is blocking peoples and that should be a crime against humanity."
Lula da Silva: "I am concerned because South America is considered a zone of peace"
Iberia cancels its commercial flights to Venezuela due to the situation in that country.
4 day agoMap showing air alert zones issued by the FAA in recent days: the San Juan FIR and Maiquetía FIR are highlighted by security NOTAMs due to increased military activity in the Caribbean and Venezuela
4 day agoThe United States has issued a new NOTAM covering the entirety of the Venezuelan Flight Information Region (FIR). The advisory cites a potentially hazardous security environment due to a deteriorating situation and increased military activity in and around Venezuela
Trump says he will speak with Maduro in "the not too distant future" and that he has "something very specific to say."
Gustavo Petro: "The blockade of Venezuela was not lifted, Corinna was not allowed to participate, the price on Maduro's head was not removed, and the elections were not free. I said publicly: elections are not free under a blockaded country."
Gustavo Petro proposes "a shared transitional government" in Venezuela to "open paths to democracy, without undue pressure"
Bloomberg: A US Navy warship blocked a fuel tanker on its way from Russia to Venezuela and prevented it from reaching its destination. The tanker turned around and headed to Cuba, and since the incident a week ago, it has attempted to reach Venezuela twice more but was blocked both times
Reuters: Venezuela approves 15-year extension for oil joint ventures linked to Russia
