Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro wrote to U.S. President Donald Trump days after a U.S. strike on an alleged drug boat and offered to engage in direct talks with special envoy Richard Grenell.

In his letter, shared on Telegram by Venezuela’s Vice President Delcy Rodriguez and confirmed to CNN by a U.S. source with knowledge of the matter, Maduro denies being involved in narco-trafficking – referring to the allegations as “fake news, propagated through various media channels” – and offers to engage in “a direct and frank conversation with your special envoy.” Advertisement

The letter, signed by Maduro, is dated Sept. 6, four days after a U.S. strike killed 11 Venezuelans on a boat the U.S. claims was being used to transport drugs.

The U.S. conducted more strikes against speedboats las

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