The Venezuelan military has used on Saturday tear gas, a Demonstration on the border with Colombia to resolve. In the border town of Ureña, it came to clashes between armed forces and protesters as they tried to get to Colombia. “We want to work”, it sounded from the crowd of people, the special forces of the national guard.

Venezuela, this weekend before a potentially decisive showdown. Thousands of supporters of the self-appointed interim President Juan Guaidó want to bring out against the will of the government and the military leadership, several tons of food and medicines into the country.

The relief goods are located in the Colombian border town of Cúcuta. The volunteers want to transport you with his own hands to Venezuela. You are a high risk. Fear is the shedding of blood, if soldiers were to stop the people with violence.

How high is the personal commitment of the volunteers, shows an intermediate case, on the southern border of Venezuela with Brazil. Two civilians died, according to a Venezuelan parliamentarian, as if they wanted to bring in San Francisco de Yuruani relief goods across the border, and soldiers opened fire on them.

The US government has warned Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and the military in front of new violence. In a on Friday evening (local time) released a statement the White house called on the soldiers, relief goods for the people to pass unimpeded. “The world is watching,” he warned US.

After the death of the two civilians, tweeted the National security Advisor to John Bolton, the perpetrators would be held accountable. “The military should protect civilians and not to shoot them.”

Maduro has blocked humanitarian aid

the head of state, Maduro does not want to let humanitarian aid into the country. From his point of view, it is only a pretext for a military Intervention and a coup. He refers to humanitarian aid, which is, for example, from friendly countries such as Russia.

Maduro has instructed the armed forces to make the deliveries happen. Soldiers should refuse his command, this could possibly accelerate his fall. This also applies if soldiers shoot at civilians, a blood do shed, and then mass protests erupt.

The collapse of Venezuela declared Chaos, poverty, and political instability – the explanatory video shows how it could come to this.

Venezuela is suffering from a severe economic and supply crisis. Due to lack of foreign exchange to the once rich country is hardly food, medicines and necessities for the needy can introduce the end of the population. Many people are starving, more than three million Venezuelans have left their home already.

The power struggle in Venezuela has escalated, after the 35-year-old Guaidó on the 23. January the against the President had declared. Many Western countries support the young politicians, others such as Russia are on the side of leadership in Caracas.

Guaidó crossing border

Guaidó had shown on Friday evening surprisingly at the charity concert “Venezuela Aid Live” in the Colombian border town of Cúcuta. His visit to the neighbouring country was an open provocation against his opponent Maduro. Due to an ongoing investigation Guaidó not allowed to leave Venezuela.

“The question is: How did we get here to Colombia, if the air space is blocked and the vessel traffic is prohibited and the roads are blocked? We are here because the soldiers have helped us. This is the truth,” said Guaidó in front of the warehouse with the goods on the side of Colombia’s President, Ivan Duque, the Chilean head of state Sebastián Piñera, and Paraguay’s President, Mario Abdó.

The Colombian TV channel Caracol, has published a Video, on the Guaidó with trailers running over a border bridge between Venezuela and Colombia is running. “This bridge belongs to me,” he exclaims and stretches a fist in the air. “Of course we can do it.”

the soldiers Guaidó could happen, according to its own representation, provided in the case of Maduro’s opponents for optimism. “I hope God enlightens the armed forces,” said the Chilean President Piñera. Also, Colombia’s head of state appealed to the military: “soldiers, get on the right side of history.”

tens of thousands vs. 2500

To the concert in the Colombian border town of Cúcuta, tens of thousands of followers Guaidós had come. At the Initiative of the British billionaire Richard Branson concluded event, “Venezuela’s Aid Live” was attended by Stars such as the Hit “Despacito” well-known Puerto Rican Luis Fonsi. The proceeds will benefit the population in the South-American crisis in the state.

only about 300 meters away, three-day counter-event to the left nationalists Maduro to Venezuelan side, significantly fewer people took part. Around 2500 visitors came to the concert under the Motto “hands off Venezuela”. (Dec/sda)

Created: 23.02.2019, 13:19 PM