the president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, will come on Wednesday with yet another accusation against the UNITED states.
According to Maduro, the US has plans to invade the south american country.
concretely, goes the accusation, as he comes with no evidence, against John Bolton, who is the national security adviser in The White House.
– John Bolton, has been appointed to – yet again – to be the boss of a plot to fill Venezuela with violence, and seek a foreign military intervention, says Maduro at a press conference.
He adds that Bolton has coordinated the training of mercenaries on the military bases in Colombia and the UNITED states.
John Boltons office have no comments on the accusation.
the Opinion of Maduro comes only days after Russian bombers landed in Venezuela for joint military exercises.
Maduro accuses periodically the UNITED states to try to overthrow him, which u.s. officials have rejected.
In august, Nicolas Maduro exposed, what looked like an assassination attempt by a major military parade. In this regard the accused, he the UNITED states, Colombia and domestic enemies of standing behind the attack.
The otherwise oil-rich Venezuela find themselves in a broader crisis that is worsening by the day. A galloping inflation and shortages of food and medicine are among the biggest challenges for the inhabitants.
From January to June this year fled 2.3 million venezuelans out of the country. It is equivalent to approximately seven percent of the country’s population of 32,8 million.
the Venezuelan president has often shot the blame of the failed economy on the UNITED states and Europe.
the UNITED states and several european countries have over the past two years introduced a series of sanctions against Venezuela.
The us president, Donald Trump, has previously stated that he will not rule out a military intervention in Venezuela.