Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro called on the army to "not let down the guard", echoing press reports in the United States that in August 2017 his counterpart Donald Trump spoke of the possibility of To invade Venezuela. [19659002"Vousnepouvezpasbaisserlagardeunesecondecarnousdéfendronsleplusgranddroitdenotrepaysdanstoutesonhistoire()estdevivreenpaix"adéclaréMaduromercredilorsd'unecérémoniedepromotionsdegénérauxetLejouroùDonaldTrumpproposaàsesconseillersd'envahirleVenezuela"src="https://imagesclarincom/collections/static/lazy_squaresvg"data-big="https://picturesclarincom/2018/06/07/ByUsFFvxm_290x290__1jpg"data-small="https://imagesclarincom/2018/06/07/ByUsFFvxm_110x110__1jpg” observer=”” data-observer-function=”loadLazyImg”/>
The President quotes information from the American press , according to which Trump asked several of his foreign policy advisers last August for the possibility of invading the country.
The approach was taken "at a meeting on sanctions" that Washington imposed on the Maduro government, CNN said, citing a senior government official. However, "Trump's advisers vehemently rejected the idea, as well as other Latin American leaders who reportedly told Trump that they did not want to see an American invasion."
Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump at the White House Celebration Ceremony for Independence Day. / Photo AFP / Brendan Smialowski
Maduro said that these versions proved the veracity of his claims that Washington plans to attack Venezuela militarily to seize its vast reserves of crude oil. the president, indicating that Trump's question to his advisers came "after a visit by Venezuelan opponents to the White House."
"It will never be an intervention of the American empire a solution to the problems of Venezuela, never, but our Armed Force (…) has the responsibility to be ready to defend the national territory to any condition whatsoever to defend it, "said Maduro
For his part, Diosdado Cabello, president of the ruling Constituent Assembly that rules the country with absolute powers, announced an investigation into "treason against the country" against opponents who "request a military intervention".
On August 11, 2017, Trump gave signs that he was considering an alternative force against Maduro, whom he calls "dictator" and whose re-election is unknown on May 20.
"We have many options for Venezuela, including a possible military option if necessary," Trump told reporters
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