US politics live: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says nation has 5000 Russian missiles to counter US Caribbean boat strikes

As the US escalates deadly strikes on suspected drug boats near Latin America, Venezuela’s leader reveals a massive weapons stockpile and warns of retaliation.

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The White House has said there will be “no refuge or forgiveness – only justice” after a stunning new attack in the Pacific Ocean — the first of its kind.

It struck a boat off the coast of Latin America, killing two people. It’s the eighth such strike since September and the first in the Pacific. So far, 36 people have died in the eight strikes. Two survived an attack on a submersible last week.

Meanwhile, President Trump is slapping Russia with one of the biggest ever packages of US sanctions after concluding that Vladimir Putin was not being “honest and forthright” in Ukraine talks, the US treasury chief said.

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