Venezuela Begins Military Exercises As UK Sends Warship To Support Guyana

BBC: Venezuela to hold military drills after UK sends warship to Guyana 

Venezuela has ordered the armed forces to hold military exercises in response to the UK's decision to send a warship to support neighbouring Guyana. 

Military leaders said 5,600 soldiers would take part in "defensive" exercises on Venezuela's eastern Caribbean and Atlantic coasts. 

Earlier this month, Venezuelan voters backed the creation of a new state in oil-rich Essequibo. Guyana has administered the area for decades. 

In a television address on Thursday, President Nicolás Maduro said the exercises were being launched "in response to the provocation and threat of the United Kingdom against peace and the sovereignty of our country".  

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Venezuela Begins Military Exercises As UK Sends Warship To Support Guyana  

Maduro displays Venezuela’s sea and air power near Guyana in response to British warship -- Miami Herald  

Venezuela's Maduro slams deployment of British warship to Guyana -- Reuters  

Venezuela Deploys Troops to East Caribbean Coast, Citing Guyana Threat -- Bloomberg  

Venezuela mounts military exercises as UK sends warship to support Guyana -- The Guardian

'Don't mess with Venezuela': Nicolas Maduro warns Britain over Navy warship sent to protect Guyana -- The Telegraph