This Friday in Havana, the Cuban Government led a massive event in support of the Venezuelan executive for what he considers “growing pressures and threats” from the United States against Caracas.
The rally, in which the Cuban president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, participated, took place in front of the equestrian statue of Simón Bolívar, in Vedado, early in the morning.
| #Cuba was again the headquarters today of solidarity with #Venezuelawhen more than 50 thousand Havana residents gathered on the Avenida de los Presidentes, in the capital’s Vedado, at the foot of the statue of Bolívar, to reject the threats that loom over that sister nation.
— Presidency Cuba (@PresidenciaCuba) October 17, 2025
A Venezuelan delegation also attended the demonstration, including the first vice president of the South American Parliament, Pedro Infante. When speaking, the Chavista politician assured that Venezuela has “the means to defeat any aggression.”
Also the diary Granma echoed this mobilization, recalling a phrase from Fidel Castro: “For Venezuela we will have to give everything.”
“Extreme alarm”
The Executive of Nicolás Maduro stated on Wednesday that he views with “extreme alarm” the use of the CIA as “a threat” against Venezuela, a set of actions that, he said, are part of “maneuvers” that seek to “legitimize an operation” of “regime change.”
For his part, US President Donald Trump confirmed that day, as The New York Times had already reported, that he authorized the CIA to carry out covert operations in Venezuela because, he said, that country’s leaders have “emptied their prisons” to send prisoners to the United States.
He also accused Caracas of trafficking drugs into US territory, something that the Maduro Government has rejected.
The newspaper The New York Times revealed that the Trump Administration authorized the CIA to carry out lethal operations in Venezuela as well as in the Caribbean Sea, in an increase in its actions against Maduro with the aim of “removing him from power.”
According to the newspaper, which cites US officials as sources, the CIA could take covert actions against Maduro or his Executive, either unilaterally or jointly, as part of a broader military operation.
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However, it is still unknown if the agency is already planning any action or if it is conceived as a contingency plan.
The United States has 10,000 troops in the region, most at bases in Puerto Rico, as well as a contingent of Marines on amphibious assault ships. In total, it has eight warships and one submarine in the Caribbean.
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