The US responded to Nicolas Maduro’s threats with military maneuvers on the territory of Guyana, which is claimed by Venezuela.

The United States will conduct military maneuvers this Thursday, December 7, over Essequibo, a territory of Guyana that the dictator of neighboring country Venezuela is threatening to annex. The information was released simultaneously in Washington, the capital of North America, and Georgetown, the capital of Guyana.

A statement issued this Thursday by the US Embassy in Guyana said that US and Guyanese military aircraft will conduct joint military maneuvers over all of Guyana, with a particular focus on the Essequibo region, by the end of the day. According to the embassy, ​​which never mentioned Nicolas Maduro’s threats to make the Guyanese territory, rich in oil, gold and diamonds, a new province of Venezuela, the maneuvers are routine and part of a common effort between the two countries. countries to guarantee security in the region.

Also this Thursday, Guyanese President Irfaan Ali received a call from US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, reinforcing US support for the country. The United States and Guyana have signed a military partnership agreement in 2022, and the Americans are exploring the construction of a military base in the South American country, a project that could be foreseeable due to threats from the Venezuelan president. Although Maduro was not mentioned in the embassy statement, this Thursday’s US military maneuvers are clearly a US response to Venezuela’s territorial claims and rising tone. Last Sunday, according to the Venezuelan government itself, 95.93% of the more than 10 million citizens who went to the polls to answer the referendum’s five questions drawn up by the executive branch said “yes” to Venezuela’s annexation of the Essequibo territory. , although it was unclear by popular poll how the country would do this without declaring war on its neighbor or militarily invading its territory.