Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has condemned Trinidad and Tobago for allowing its waters to host joint US-Trinidad military exercises, accusing the maneuvers of threatening Venezuela’s sovereignty and peace in the Caribbean. Maduro called on Venezuelans to avoid provocations but remain mobilized against “imperialist ships” and military threats, insisting that “Venezuela must be respected.” He urged the US and regional powers to reject war in the Caribbean and South America, stressing the need for peace. The exercises—part of growing US naval deployments and anti-narcotics operations in the region—come amid heightened tensions as the US increases pressure on Venezuela’s government, prompting large-scale Venezuelan military drills in response.