“Cuba is about to fall and we want Greenland”

Trump kept his words by launching an attack against Venezuela and capturing its president, Nicolas Maduroand his wife to judge them for narcoterrorism, conspiracy to import cocaine and conspiracy to possess machine guns and destructive devices. A fact that may have seemed grotesque a few months ago and which, however, has become a reality.

Although the expansionist desires of the Republican leader under his ideal of American supremacy are not something new, the success of this maneuver without clear opposition on the international scene has led the magnate to become emboldened, grow and openly express his territorial ambition.

All of this goes beyond international law and the laws of supranational organizations and camouflaged under the argument of the fight against drug trafficking and his efforts to guarantee “national security”, two of his main axes in the 2024 presidential campaign. Now, he assures, Trump is moving for “peace on earth.”

The Republican leader has defended that the operation carried out in Venezuela is not about oil, but about peace: “We need peace. It is our hemisphere,” he added, before bragging about giving new life to the Monroe Doctrine, a policy that was enacted in 1823 by then-US President James Monroe to justify US interventionism across the continent in the face of European colonialism.

The backdrop continues to be the tense calm in Venezuela, where Delcy Rodriguez has assumed the position of interim president, while Trump warns of a “second attack” if the until now Chavista vice president does not give him a “full access” in terms of resources.

Furthermore, ignoring Rodríguez’s oath as the first president in the history of Venezuela, she once again placed herself at the forefront of Venezuela’s political transition this Tuesday: “I have the last word,” the US president stated emphatically.

Meanwhile, a large military deployment continues to show US strength in Caribbean waters.

Cuba

The Cuban Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodríguez, has warned Latin American countries that they are facing an “imminent threat” after the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio -son of Cuban immigrants-, said that if “I were in Havana, I would be worried, even a little.”

“When the president speaks, you have to take him seriously,” he added.

Trump assured this past Sunday that now Its objective is to help the Cuban people against Castroism, predicting that the Caribbean island is “about to fall” because its economy is in ruins and warning that from now on it will not have access to Venezuelan oil.

“Many Cuban-Americans are going to be very happy with us,” he added hours before the Cuban government revealed that 32 of its soldiers died during the US operation in Venezuela in a “direct combat.”

Cuba has described the attack on Venezuela as an “act of terrorism” and has called Trump a “neofascist” who tries to impose “instruments of domination”, denouncing that Latin America “is not a disputed territory, it does not belong to anyone other than the sovereignty of the people.”

However, the Republican leader considers that it is not worth carrying out any intervention since, given the poor economic situation of the island, an operation similar to that of Venezuela would not be necessary: ​​”“I don’t think we need any action,” he said after saying that it is a “failed nation” that needs American help.

Greenland

The great ice island has always been a desire of the tycoon, even before he came to power. In this territory of Danish sovereignty, despite its self-government, the United States already has a military base, but Trump wants the entire island.

Before taking office in his second term, he said he wanted to buy it, an idea that set off alarm bells in Brussels. Now, without putting any money in the way, the tenant of the White House says he needs Greenland, and vice versa, presenting himself as a ‘savior’.

“We need Greenland from a national security point of view,” he told reporters, adding that the region was “covered with Russian and Chinese ships everywhere.” That is why he considers that Denmark “will not be able” to guarantee that security: “And the European Union needs us to have it (security) and they know it,” he concluded.

The Prime Minister of Greenland, Jens Frederik Nielsen, has responded to Trump by describing the notion of US control over the island as a “fantasy”: “No more pressure. No more insinuations. No more fantasies of annexation. We are open to dialogue. We are open to conversations. But this must be done through proper channels and with respect for international law,” he stated.

Greenland is a strategic point for Trump. It’s an island rich in rare earths, crucial for the production of mobile phones, electric vehicles and military equipment. TIt also occupies a key strategic location in the North Atlantic, giving it access to the increasingly important Arctic Circle. As the polar ice melts in the coming years, new shipping routes are expected to open.

Colombia and Mexico

Colombia, a country that borders Venezuela, is headed by a man, Gustavo Petro“sick,” who “likes to make cocaine and send it to the United States,” Trump said.

“He won’t continue doing it for long, I assure you,” Trump repeated. When asked if this means that there will be an operation in Colombia by the United States, he limited himself to saying that “sounds good to you“, because in Colombia “they have killed many people.”

On the other hand, he believes that we do have to “do something” with Mexico to combat drug trafficking. “Mexico has to organize, because (narcotics) are leaking from there. And we are going to have to do something. We would love for Mexico to do it. They are capable of doing it, but unfortunately, the cartels are very strong in Mexico,” said the tycoon.

He assured that he has offered to send troops “every time” he has spoken with the Mexican president, Claudia Sheinbauma “great person” who “has a little fear about the cartels controlling Mexico,” and who has repeatedly rejected Trump’s offer, emphasizing his country’s sovereignty.