Venezuela's Maduro Rejects US Military Pressure: "We Want Peace With Sovereignty, Not A Slave's Peace"

Dec 02, 2025 07:00 am CST

Amid escalating tensions with the United States, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro rallied thousands of supporters in Caracas, rejecting what he calls "a slave's peace" while facing US naval deployments in the Caribbean. As Trump ramps up military pressure and declares Venezuelan airspace "closed," Maduro maintains his country's willingness to dialogue without surrendering sovereignty, despite 22 weeks of what he describes as "psychological terrorism."