In the midst of increasing international isolation and the new wave of sanctions imposed by Washington, the rulingNicolás Maduro delivered yet another one of his most aggressive and delusional speeches this Thursday, asserting that Venezuela is ready to confront the United States militarily.
“In these times, we must be like warriors, with one eye open and the other as well. Working, producing, building, always functioning, and ready to knock out the teeth of the North American empire if necessary, from the homeland of Bolívar,” exclaimed Maduro during a televised event with militants of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV).
Maduro once again appealed to the discourse of anti-imperialism and the defense of sovereignty, while the country faces one of its worst economic and humanitarian crises. In his intervention, he called for “absolute unity” among Venezuelans in the face of what he described as “a total war from the empire and its lackeys.”
"There is no sanction or blockade that can stop the people of Bolívar. If the empire lays a hand on us, they will know that Venezuela does not surrender," Maduro said defiantly.
The chavista regime has intensified joint military exercises with Russia, Iran, and China in recent months, presenting them as a show of force against the United States.
The leader also ordered the high military command to maintain a "maximum alert" in response to the U.S. naval deployment off the coast of Venezuela, as part of the Operation Southern Lance, which Washington claims is aimed at drug trafficking and oil smuggling.
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