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Declaring the visit of a British warship to Guyana “an intolerable threat,” Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday launched an impromptu military exercise in waters close to its neighbor aiming to show sea and air power amid a border dispute between the two countries.
While providing few details about the extent and duration of the exercise, the Venezuelan military said that its initial phase included the participation of about a dozen war vessels, including gunboats and supply ships, and twice as many planes, including fighter jets, in the Gulf of Paria, west of Trinidad, and in front of the Orinoco Delta, west of Guyana.
The announcement made on national television follows reports that the HMS Trent was to visit Guyana this week to participate in joint exercises with Caribbean nations. The patrol vessel is normally based on Gibraltar and is mainly used to combat piracy and drug trafficking.
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While providing few details about the extent and duration of the exercise, the Venezuelan military said that its initial phase included the participation of about a dozen war vessels, including gunboats and supply ships, and twice as many planes, including fighter jets, in the Gulf of Paria, west of Trinidad, and in front of the Orinoco Delta, west of Guyana.
The announcement made on national television follows reports that the HMS Trent was to visit Guyana this week to participate in joint exercises with Caribbean nations. The patrol vessel is normally based on Gibraltar and is mainly used to combat piracy and drug trafficking.
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Maduro displays Venezuela’s sea and air power near Guyana in response to British warship
Declaring the visit of a British warship to Guyana “an intolerable threat,” Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday launched an impromptu military
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