Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado has backed President Trump’s boat strikes in the Caribbean Sea, placing blame for deaths from U.S. air strikes squarely on the shoulders of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

“We asked for years, [for the] international community to cut the sources that come from drug trafficking and other criminal activities,” Machado told journalist Mishal Husain in a Friday episode of her titular Bloomberg podcast. “Finally, this is happening.”

“This is about saving lives,” the Venezuelan opposition leader said in response to a question about whether the deaths caused by strikes on perceived drug trafficking boats were justified. “Maduro is absolutely conscious and has been warned what not........

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