The president of VenezuelaNicolás Maduro, tightened his speech against the military presence of USA in it Caribbean. Although he also opened the door to a direct dialogue with his pair Donald Trump to avoid a war escalation in the region.
From the Fuerte Tiuna, in Caracasdressed in military uniform and surrounded by the dome of the Armed forcesMaduro announced the activation of 5,333 units of militia to combatwhich according to official figures total more than 12.5 million combatants between regular troops and popular militias.
“Today we are taking a transcendental step so that all Venezuela is articulated in the defense of the right to peace and independence,” he said.
Nicolás Maduro summoned Donald Trump to dialogue in the midst of tension
The measure occurs after deployment of more than 4,000 US personnels in the Caribbeansupported by eight ships with missiles, a nuclear submarine and 10 f-35 fighters in Puerto Rico.
Washington argues that it is a anti -drug operation after attack on a boat linked to the Aragua trainwhich left 11 dead. Caracas, however, questions that version and denounces a pretext of aggression.
Maduro dismissed the accusations against him for drug trafficking, after the increase in the reward for his capture au $ 50 million. “USA intends to set up an absolutely false file to seek a regime change in Venezuela, ”he said.
Although he evoked resistance tactics inspired by Vietnam and assured that the country is prepared to face any aggression, Maduro reiterated that the exit must be political and not military.
“I have said it many times: I respect him. None of the differences we have can lead to a high -impact conflict in South America. Dialogue is the only means to resolve conflicts,” he said.
Finally, he made a direct call to Trump: “Venezuela has always been in the willingness to talk and dialogue, but we demand respect for our country and our people. I ask the US president to reconsider”
Nicolás Maduro repudiated US deployment in the Caribbean and warned: “They come for Venezuelan oil”
The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduroresponded to the attack of USA to a Venezuelan boat that, as he said Donald Trump was “Loaded with drugs”, and said the American military deployment In the Caribbean it has the ultimate goal of “seizing” of the oil of his country.
The president warned that from the US “a story is invented, a story” linked to the presence of drug trafficking in Venezuela to be able to advance militarily and keep the natural resources of the country.
“They come for Venezuelan oil, they want it for free, they come for gas. That oil does not belong to Maduro and less to the gringos, it belongs to you. It is from the people of Venezuela, ”Maduro emphasized.
The leader of the Venezuelan regime noted that his country holds the first crude oil reserve in the world and that their gas deposits are the largest rooms on the planet, in addition to having gold reserves.
Source: Ambito
