A US warship docked in Trinidad and Tobago's capital on Sunday as the Trump administration boosts military pressure on neighbouring Venezuela.
A US warship docked in Trinidad and Tobago's capital on Sunday as the Trump administration boosts military pressure on neighbouring Venezuela and its president Nicolás Maduro.
The arrival of the USS Gravely, a guided missile destroyer in the capital of the Caribbean nation, is in addition to the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, which is moving closer to Venezuela.
Maduro criticised the movement of the carrier as an attempt by the US government to fabricate "a new eternal war" against his country.
US President Donald Trump has accused Maduro, without providing evidence, of being the leader of the organised crime gang Tren de Aragua.
Government officials from the twin island nation and the US said the massive warship will remain in Trinidad until Thursday so both countries can carry out training exercises.
Kamla Persad-Bissessar, the prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago, has been a vocal supporter of the US military presence and the deadly strikes on suspected drug boats in waters off Venezuela.
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