Venezuelan Defense Minister warned: “They do not make the mistake of militarily assaulting Venezuela. Think well, investigate well and read the national spirit“
The Minister of Defense of Venezuela, Vladimir Padrino Lópezdenounced on Thursday the detection of at least Five American combat planes flying Near its borders and warned that it is a “great threat against the security of the nation.”
It is a new chapter in the diplomatic escalation between the two countries, which began when Donald Trump opened an anti -drug crusade in the Caribbean and accused the president Nicolás Maduro of Lead a criminal organization dedicated to drug trafficking.
“Do not make the mistake of militarily assaulting Venezuela. Think well, investigate well and read the national spirit“He warned Padrino López And he added: “It has been detected in the system Integrated Air Defensewithin the Maiquetía region, more than five vector aircraft with 400 knots flight characteristics and flying at a height of 35 thousand feet. “
“They are combat planes that American imperialism has dared to approach the Venezuelan coast“Padrino López accused.
In turn, they also said that they never saw “this display of aircraft F-35” and warned: “We are seeing them, I want them to know that that does not intimidate us. The presence of these airplanes flying in the Hill of our area of influence is rude, it is a provocation, a threat against the security of the nation”
From this new climbing, the official said they will carry out a “national mobilization” in case of being “attacked” by the United States.
On the other hand, he referred to the measure that the Venezuelan government promulgated to expand the president’s powers through a Decree of “external shock” authorizing authorities to take military control of public services and of strategic institutions, in addition to facilitating the closure of borders. Godfather explained that with this rule they seek “protect economic intereststhe production, the life and the health” of citizens. “That is why they are the states of exception in revolution, never in revolution,” he said.
US attacks on Venezuelan vessels
This new complaint is given after in recent weeks Fleets of the US had three supposedly loaded boats of narcotics in the Caribbean waters, near the coast of Venezuela. Trump himself announced the attacks in which several people died.
The trilogy of attacks began when Trump ordered the interception of a ship that allegedly transported drugs. The last operation left a balance of 11 dead.
When questioned about what evidence the United States has that these ships are used for drug transfer, Trump replied: “We have evidence. Just look at the cargo scattered throughout the ocean: large bags of cocaine and fentanyl everywhere.”
Source: Ambito
