Many United States military aircraft have done this It flew over the waters of the Caribbean Sea on Monday Between the coast of Venezuela and the island of Curacao, which are about 65 kilometers away, according to the flight tracking website FlightRadar24.
On the same day the United States activated its designation as a terrorist organization, the Sun Cartel, a drug trafficking network it accuses of directing Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. At least one B-52 bomber displacement has been recordedTwo F/A-18 fighters and an E-2 early warning and operational control aircraft.
This flight coincides with Series of international airline flight cancellationsAfter the US Federal Aviation Administration last Saturday urged “extreme caution” when flying over Venezuelan territory.
Since that day, at least 22 flights that were supposed to leave Caracas have been cancelled.
Tensions between Venezuela and the United States are experiencing one of their highest moments as a result of the crisis An unprecedented military deployment for Washington In Caribbean waters under the pretext of combating drug trafficking.
On Monday, US Chief of Staff Dan Kaine visited Puerto Rico and on Tuesday will meet with Trinidad Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, two of his military allies in the Caribbean.