Trump claims he has cancelled second wave of attacks on Venezuela

US president does not elaborate on alleged plan for fresh strikes but says large naval presence in region will remain

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Donald Trump has claimed that he cancelled a second wave of attacks on Venezuela because it was cooperating with the US on oil infrastructure and had released political prisoners.

The US president said he had cancelled planned military action in recognition that the authorities in Caracas had released “large numbers” of prisoners and were “seeking peace”.

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