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[music] US President Donald Trump has again warned of military strikes on drug manufacturing bases and other targets in Venezuela. The Trump administration has attacked several boats it alleges were carrying drugs in waters off the Venezuelan coast since September, claiming that smuggling large quantities amounts to an act of terrorism. Trump told reporters, "Very soon, we're going to start doing it on land, too, because we know every route. [music] We know every house." He added that the US knows where the drugs are manufactured. US Treasury Department announced it is sanctioning individuals and groups that support a Venezuelan drug cartel. The US State Department is offering up to $5 million for information that could lead to the arrest of the leader of the organization. With over 15,000 US military personnel stationed, the buildup is the largest in the region in decades. Since September, the US strikes have killed at least 83 people without providing proof they were drug traffickers. Rights groups say the strikes are illegal regardless of whether the targets were criminals or not. Meanwhile, the Trump administration has said the strikes are lawful because the president has determined that the US is in an official armed conflict with drug cartels. Perceiving the threat of arbitrary violence, the Venezuelan leader has also increased the role of Cuban bodyguards in his personal security detail and employed more Cuban counter intelligence officers in the country's military, the report said, citing multiple people close to the Venezuelan government. Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro is adopting strict security protocols, including regularly changing his sleeping locations and cell phones out of fear of being directly targeted. The New York Times reported Maduro, who has been a vocal critic of the US naval buildup in in the Caribbean, is reportedly taking extensive measures to protect himself from a potential precision strike or a special forces raid. The US has amassed warships and struck boats that it claimed were smuggling drugs from Venezuela as part of President Donald Trump's efforts to reduce the inflow of narcotics from Latin America. Strikes near Venezuelan waters aimed at drug traffickers, sanctions, and a $50 million bounty have so far been unsuccessful in forcing Maduro, whom the US has designated as a leader of the Trenda Arawa drug cartel, to step down from power. After repeated threats, adversaries may now view a lack of direct military action as a sign of weakness from the US. But Maduro is in an equally difficult position. His own military capabilities are dwarfed in comparison to Trump's. And experts say China and Russia lack the will to directly challenge the US in its own hemisphere. Meanwhile, the clock is ticking. Trump's unprecedented military buildup in the Caribbean, including sending the world's largest aircraft carrier to the region, is taking away resources from other theaters. US President Donald Trump says his advisers believe Vladimir Putin wants to end the war in Ukraine. He would like to end the war. That was their impression, Trump said of special envoy Steve Wickoff and adviser Jared Kushner. Their impression was very strongly that he'd like to make a deal. According to Associated Press, Trump's comments came a day after Witkoff and Kushner, who is also the president's son-in-law, met for more than 5 hours with Putin in Moscow for talks aimed at ending the Russia Ukraine war. Witkov and Kushner are set to meet with Ukraine's lead negotiator Rustam Yumarrov on Thursday in Miami for further Russia Ukraine peace talks according to a senior Trump administration official who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity. Zalinsky hinted at the possibility of further talks with US officials during his nightly address on Wednesday. a lot of money nowadays, but uh they represent people that really don't like our country much and I know some of them and they're scum. In my opinion, they're scum. >> On Ukraine, um Steve Wickoff and Jared Kushner were there last night with Vladimir Putin. Can you give us an update about those talks? It sounds from what the Kremlin is saying that they're not going to compromise. Can you tell us what you've >> I don't know what the Kremlin's doing. >> Can you give us an update about those talks? It sounds from what the Kremlin is saying they're they're not going to compromise. Can you tell us what you've >> I don't know what the Kremlin's doing. I can tell you that they had a reasonably good meeting with President Putin. We're going to find out. Uh it's a war that should have never been started. It's a war. If I were president, we had a rigged election. If I were president, that war would have never happened. It's a terrible thing. But I thought they had a very good meeting yesterday with President Putin. We'll see what happens. It's uh you know, when I was in this office and I talked about no cards, I said, "You have no cards?" That was the time to settle. I thought that would have been a much better time to settle, but they in their wisdom decided not to do that. They have a lot of things against them right now. But uh you have President Putin had a very good meeting yesterday with Jared Kushner and with Steve Woodco. Uh what comes out of that meeting, I can't tell you because it does take two to tango. You know, Ukraine uh I think we have something pretty well worked out with them. They're very satisfied considering. But the sad part is if I were president, no war would have ever happened. They would have had 100% of their territory. Nothing would have happened. It's a it's a very sad situation. >> When you spoke with uh Mr. Witco and with Mr. Kushner last night >> last night, did they give you the sense that President Putin still wants to end the war, still wants to make peace? >> He would like to end the war. That's what they That was their impression. >> Putin still wants to end the war. Still wants to make peace. >> He would like to end the war. That's what they That was their impression. Now whether or not you know >> uh that was their appre you know their impression was that they'd like to he would like to see the war ended. I think he'd like to get back to dealing a more normal life. I think he'd like to be trading with the United States of America frankly instead of you know losing thousands of soldiers a week. Uh but their impression was very strongly that they'd like to make a deal. We'll see what happens. >> I can tell you that they had a reasonably good meeting with President Putin. We're going to find out. Uh, it's a war that should have never been started. It's a war. If I were president, we had a rigged election. If I were president, that war would have never happened. It's a terrible thing. But I thought they had a very good meeting yesterday with >> the German air force has deployed fighter jets to Poland to strengthen NATO's eastern flank. According to reports by German news agency DPA, according to Associated Press, several Euro fighters took off from Norvich air base and headed for the Polish military airfield in Malbour. According to the German Air Force, the deployment is a response to recent reports of airspace violations by Russian fighter jets in the Baltic Sea region and the entry of drones into NATO territory. German Defense Minister Boris Ptorius had already announced the move in mid-occtober. The German armed force is also sending a contingent of around 150 men and women with the aircrafts, including pilots, technicians, logisticians, security guards, and military police. The deployment is initially planned to last until March. According to DPA, >> [bell] >> Enhanced air policing. Foreign speech. Foreign speech. Foreign consult. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. >> [music]