CARACAS, Dec. 2, 2025 -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a rally in Caracas, capital of Venezuela, Dec. 1, 2025. Venezuela does not want "a slave's peace," Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro told supporters Monday as U.S. military deployment has been "testing" his country for months. "We want peace, but peace with sovereignty, peace with equality, peace with freedom; we do not leer más want the peace of slaves or the peace of colonies. A colony never, slaves never," Maduro declared, noting that the 22-week U.S. military "aggression" can be described as "psychological terrorism." leer menos