"As tensions with the United States grow over the U.S. armed fleet deployed in the Caribbean Sea near Venezuelan territory, the Venezuelan regime is making a special effort to publicize in detail its anti-narcotics operations in the country's border and coastal areas, carried out by the Armed Forces and security agencies. Venezuela's narrative about responsibility in the fight against drug trafficking much more frequent now is accompanied by a vigorous nationalist"
"campaign aired on television and radio, calling on citizens to enlist for the defense of the country, with constant references to national dignity and the sacred nature of sovereignty. Nicolas Maduro's government insists on presenting itself as a legitimate administration, the result of a democratic decision it considers indisputable, and does everything possible to align the interpretation of its presence in power with the promotion of national values."
"Maduro has never shown the official records certifying his alleged victory at the polls in the national election of July 2024; meanwhile, the opposition published the paper vote tallies, validated by the Carter Center and the Organization of American States, that showed their candidate Edmundo Gonzalez won overwhelmingly. Maduro ordered the deployment of 25,000 soldiers to Venezuela's borders. He stated that this was to reinforce the operations of the Rapid Reaction Units in the binational area"
Venezuelan authorities are publicizing anti-narcotics operations in border and coastal areas carried out by the Armed Forces and security agencies. A vigorous nationalist campaign on television and radio calls on citizens to enlist for the country's defense, invoking national dignity and sovereignty. The government insists it is a legitimate administration and seeks to align its rule with national values. Official election records for July 2024 have not been shown by Maduro, while opposition paper tallies validated by the Carter Center and OAS indicated an opposing victory. Maduro ordered 25,000 soldiers to border and coastal fronts to verify absence of illicit crops and block drug trafficking. Senior officials named include Vice President Delcy Rodriguez, Minister of Interior and Justice Diosdado Cabello, and Defense Minister Vladimir Padr
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