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Venezuela is moving light tanks, missile-equipped patrol boats and armored carriers
[WSJ] Venezuela is backing up its threats to annex part of Guyana and secure access to some of the world’s largest oil finds in more than a decade by moving light tanks, missile-equipped patrol boats and armored carriers to the two countries’ border in what is quickly turning into a new security challenge for the Biden administration.The deployment, visible in satellite images made public Friday and in videos recently posted by Venezuela’s military on social media, is a significant escalation in Caracas’s attempts to obtain some leverage over its neighbor’s newfound energy reserves. It comes despite a written agreement reached in December between Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and Guyanese President Irfaan Ali that denounced the use of force and called for a commission to address territorial disputes. Related: Guyana: 2024-02-10 Amidst the Biden Incompetency Blizzard-Venezuela Prepares to Act Knowing DC is Near Paralysis? Guyana: 2024-02-06 Italy: African migrants arrested after the death of a Guinean Guyana: 2024-02-02 Venezuela's Maduro Brands Opposition ‘Terrorists' After Cutting Deal with Biden to Allow Elections Posted by: NoMoreBS 2024-02-11 |
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