Nicolás Maduro pide a los militares colombianos a unirse a Venezuela
Nicolás Maduro, presidente de Venezuela, reiteró su llamado a los militares de Colombia a unirse al pueblo y la Fuerza Armada venezolana para defender la soberanía “como un solo Ejército”, en un contexto marcado por el despliegue militar de Estados Unidos en el mar Caribe, rechazado tanto por Gustavo Petro, como por el régimen venezolano.
TL;DR
- Nicolás Maduro called on the Colombian military and people to unite with Venezuela to defend sovereignty as a single army.
- Gustavo Petro stated that Maduro should not give orders to the Colombian military and that unity requires constituent power and popular sovereignty.
- Petro noted that the ELN is the only binational armed organization comprising Venezuelans and Colombians.
- Maduro requested the US public to 'raise the flags of peace' after President Trump ordered the blocking of sanctioned oil tankers.
- The US Southern Command recently seized a tanker carrying Venezuelan crude, operating under a court order.
- Trump asserted that Venezuela took oil rights from US companies and wants them back, a claim Venezuela rejects.