Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro said that the United States threatened Venezuela and was trying to change power in the Republic. His words were conveyed by Tass.

“Today we face the war threat in the Caribbean against Venezuela, with trying to seize our natural wealth and form a puppet government,” he said at a meeting of the National Council on sovereignty and peace.
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According to him, in order to disable and defeat this threat, it is necessary to merge Venezuela, “Overcoming all the differences and disagreements.” On September 2, US President Donald Trump announced the liquidation of eleven members of the Venezuela aircraft carrier as a result of an activity carried out by the US Navy in the international waters.
In response to this, Maduro said that his country had faced the most noticeable threat of the US invasion over the past century and ordered the mobilization of twenty thousand military employees. Last week, the Republican President activated the Venezuela protection plan.