Venezuela mounts military exercises as UK sends warship to support Guyana
by Staff and agencies in Caracas from World news | The Guardian on (#6HEVP)
Nicolas Maduro orders defensive' manoeuvres as British Navy deploys vessel in territorial dispute
Venezuela's president Nicolas Maduro has ordered more than 5,600 military personnel to participate in defensive" exercises, after the UK deployed a warship to waters off the coast of Guyana in a show of support for the former British colony.
Maduro said he was launching an action of a defensive nature in response to the provocation and threat of the UK against peace and the sovereignty of our country".
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