US warship docks in Trinidad and Tobago, putting more pressure on Venezuela
A US warship has docked in Trinidad and Tobago's capital as the Trump administration boosts military pressure on neighbouring Venezuela and its President Nicolás Maduro.
The arrival of the USS Gravely, a guided missile destroyer, in the capital of the Caribbean nation is in addition to the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R Ford, which is moving closer to Venezuela.
Maduro criticised the movement of the carrier as an attempt by the US government to fabricate "a new eternal war" against his country.
The USS Gravely destroyer prepares to dock for military exercises in Port-of-Spain, in Trinidad and Tobago. (AP)
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