US supports commanders in striking suspected drug vessels - Heggset
Kyiv • UNN
War Minister Pete Heggset said the US supports its commanders' decisions to strike suspected vessels smuggling drugs from Venezuela. Strikes against drug traffickers will continue, although it is now difficult to find drug boats in the waters.
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said that the US supports the decision of its commanders regarding strikes on probable vessels involved in drug smuggling from Venezuela. Hegseth stated this at a cabinet meeting, Reuters reports, according to UNN.
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As Hegseth stated, the administration of US President Donald Trump supports the decision of its commanders regarding attacks on probable vessels involved in drug smuggling from Venezuela.
He noted that the US has suspended strikes because it is now difficult to find drug boats in the waters. But strikes against drug traffickers will continue.
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The US Navy's "Gerald R. Ford" aircraft carrier strike group arrived in the Caribbean.