△ UN Secretary-General António Guterres (image data)
On August 21 local time, the spokesman of the UN Secretary-General stated that António Guterres, the UN Secretary-General, urged the United States and Venezuela to ease tensions, exercise restraint, and resolve their differences through peaceful means.
According to previous reports, the United States has ordered an amphibious combat squad to the South Caribbean Sea to support the US government’s crackdown on drug trafficking in Latin America. The fleet may arrive in the vicinity of Venezuela on the 24th. Venezuelan President Maduro condemned the US military deployment in the Caribbean on the 20th, saying it violated international law and was a threat to regional peace. (By Ma Tianjing, Central Desk)