the Venezuelan military fired shots towards the people and trucks were set on fire when the humanitarian assistance would be in Venezuela from neighboring Colombia and Brazil during the weekend.
reported several people have been killed but the data have not been confirmed. According to CNN, five people have been killed and 285 injured in the various clashes at the borders.
the Opposition leader Juan Guaidós envoy to the united states, Carlos Vecchio, said in an interview with CNN on Sunday that all humanitarian aid across borders now have stopped:
” What we have seen is a regime that kills innocent people. Now, Nicolás Maduro is not only a crisis, he also blocks aid to the people. Yesterday took three trucks with relief supplies in Venezuela – all were burned. Therefore, we have stopped the aid to discuss how we should proceed, ” said Vecchio.
returned to the warehouse in Cúcuta in Colombia, but have managed to deliver food and medicine.
A ship with supplies on the way from Puerto Rico to Venezuela, is reported to have were shot down by the venezuelan military.
Several of the Venezuelan national guard has defected to Colombia during the scuffle. According to colombian authorities, the colombian El Espectador and El Tiempo has 104 soldiers left Venezuela at the weekend – 96 in Norte de Santander and 8 at Arauca. Two officers have also defected to Brazil, writes O Globo. They both left their weapons and surrendered with his hands above his head.
According to the two, several soldiers to be prepared to follow their example.
”the EU condemns the regime’s the decision to use violence and armed supporters in order to prevent humanitarian aid from reaching into the country,” says the union’s utrikeschef Federica Mogherini in a statement.
to ”scaling up” its humanitarian aid to Venezuela.
the humanitarian Aid, much of which comes from the united states, has been at the centre of the conflict between the ruling president Nicolás Maduro and opposition leader Juan Guaidó, who a month ago declared himself interim president.
Mike Pompeo writes on Twitter that ”the united states condemns the attacks against civilians carried out by Maduro ‘villains’”. He also says that the U.S. will act, and that cuban agents carry out attacks against the venezuelan people:
”the Venezuelan military should do its duty to protect its citizens and prevent The manipulators from the starving hungry children.”
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the international community should do whatever is necessary to get away the Attack, as a reaction to the use of military force to prevent humanitarian aid from entering the country.
“Today’s events are forcing me to make a decision: To formally propose to the international community that we need to consider all the options to rid this country who are struggling and who will continue to fight,” he writes on Twitter.
On Monday, US vice-president Mike Pence to Bogota for a meeting with regional leaders. Pence will then present ”concrete measures” with regard to the crisis in Venezuela, writes Reuters. With at the meeting, even the leader of the opposition, Juan Guaidó to be.
the Tension at the border: ”Maduro has to be removed – otherwise more will die.”
efforts to send Aid to Venezuela were met by tear gas
