Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro ordered the armed forces to clear the “barrels of rifles” on Wednesday, after Colombia announced an elite command to fight insurgent groups, which, according to President Iván Duque, are taking refuge in Venezuela.
“I told the Armed Forces to respond strongly to Iván Duque’s reckless statements about Venezuela, to answer them by word of mouth and to clean the barrels of our rifles to answer them on the plane to which we must respond if Iván Duque dares to violate Venezuela’s sovereignty, “Maduro told a news conference with international journalists.
“If Iván Duque dares to reach a millimeter of Venezuelan territory, don’t go crazy, Iván Duque! Know your limits and respect Venezuela,” said Maduro, whose term is unknown to the Duque administration, which in turn recognizes the opposition leader. Juan Guaidó.
President Shavist also stressed that accusations of the presence of insurgents in the Caribbean are a “rehearsal” that seeks to divert attention from the “serious problems” in the neighboring country.