Following his essential objective of protecting the national security of the United States, Donald Trump is executing a well-thought-out plan of action that has transformed Nicolás Maduro's dictatorship into a moving target.
By Infobae
In this context, the Republican administration plans to announce further financial sanctions against key Maduro associates and designate Venezuela's Military Counterintelligence Directorate (DGCIM) as a terrorist organization.
These measures against Maduro are being outlined by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and are expected to be announced during the UN General Assembly, which will meet in a few days.
Likewise, in his geopolitical objective of isolating the Caribbean regime, Trump decided to condition his presence at the Summit of the Americas on the exclusion of Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua.
The Dominican Republic is hosting the Summit in Punta Cana, and its goal is to ensure full attendance. It is scheduled for early December 2025.
When Joe Biden's turn came, despite constant pressure from Argentina, Mexico, and Uruguay, the Democratic president excluded Maduro, Miguel Díaz-Canel, and Daniel Ortega from the regional forum held in Los Angeles.
Now, the White House has informed Dominican President Luis Abinader that Trump's participation depends on the explicit absence of the dictators of Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua.
The OAS always collaborates in the organization of the Summit of the Americas, and this week it organized a meeting to analyze the regional forum's agenda.
At this multilateral meeting, the United States' demand, which is shared by Argentina, Paraguay, Ecuador, and El Salvador, would be raised.
Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Chile, and Uruguay are polar opposites: they want Trump and Maduro to meet in the Caribbean.
