MAGA Dotard attempted failed Coupe de'tat in Venezuela! Diplomatic Ties shatted! Diploat = Spies are POW!

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Venezuela breaking diplomatic relations with US after its attempt to stage coup – President Maduro
Published time: 23 Jan, 2019 20:11 Edited time: 24 Jan, 2019 05:54
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Nicolas Maduro adresses his supporters in Caracas on January 23, 2019. © AFP / Luis Robayo

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Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro said Caracas is breaking off diplomatic relations with the US, giving American diplomats 72 hours to leave the country, after Donald Trump recognized the opposition leader as interim head.
Maduro announced the move to a large crowd of cheering supporters from a balcony of the presidential Miraflores Palace in Caracas, shortly after the US, and then several Latin American countries, decided to recognize the opposition leader Juan Guaido as Venezuela’s interim president.



US President Donald Trump earlier sided with Guaido, who on Wednesday proclaimed himself the country’s acting head, “officially” recognizing him as such. Maduro’s government, in its turn, was described by Trump as an “illegitimate regime.”
Also on rt.com Trump recognizes US-backed head of Venezuela’s opposition Juan Guaido as country’s interim president
Elsewhere in the Americas, Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, and Peru all followed suit within two hours of the US move. They were also joined by the Organization of American States (OAS), as well as Canada.
Also on rt.com Brazil’s Bolsonaro recognizes Guaidó as Venezuela’s acting head, while Mexico stands by Maduro
Mexico chose not to, still recognizing Maduro as the country’s president “for now,” as a government spokesperson put it. Socialist Bolivia, on the other hand, pledged full support to Nicolas Maduro in the fight against the “claws of imperialism,” as tweeted by President Evo Morales.
Venezuela’s Foreign Minister lashed out at “subordinate clowns” who he said followed the “owner of the imperialist circus” in recognition of Guaido, as expected.
The opposition leader meanwhile promised in a tweet that Venezuela “will continue to maintain diplomatic relations with all the countries of the world.”

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US refuses to withdraw diplomats from Venezuela, vows ‘appropriate action’ if they’re harmed
Published time: 24 Jan, 2019 00:45 Edited time: 24 Jan, 2019 01:29
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has refused to pull diplomats from Caracas, arguing the government that severed diplomatic ties with the US is not legitimate and threatening ‘appropriate actions’ if anyone is endangered.
“We call on the Venezuelan military and security forces to continue protecting the welfare and well-being of all Venezuelan citizens, as well as US and other foreign citizens in Venezuela,” Pompeo said in a statement on Wednesday evening, adding the US “will take appropriate action to hold accountable anyone who endangers the safety and security of our mission and its personnel.”

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro declared all US diplomats persona non grata on Wednesday, after Washington recognized opposition leader Juan Guaido as the country’s president. Guaido, however, said he wanted the US diplomats to stay, setting the stage for a potential diplomatic incident.
Also on rt.com Venezuela breaking diplomatic relations with US after its attempt to stage coup – President Maduro
As the US does not recognize Maduro’s “regime,” his order for US diplomats to leave is not legitimate, Pompeo argued, adding that Washington will conduct diplomatic relations with Caracas solely through Guaido’s government.
After the Trump administration recognized Guaido’s government, a number of US allies followed suit, including most of the OAS countries and Canada. EU leaders also endorsed the rebel government.
Cuba and Bolivia have expressed support for Maduro, while Mexico has said it would continue to recognize Maduro’s legitimacy “for now.” Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the US “handpicking” of a government in Caracas perfectly illustrates the true Western sentiments toward international law, sovereignty and non-interference in internal affairs of states.
Also on rt.com ‘Totally not meddling’: Reactions to US recognition of Venezuela’s Guaido as ‘acting president’
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Putin & Iran both seeking to deploy missile bases in Venezuela to hit USA, because almost as near as Cuba! Missiles from Venezuela reach USA within 1 min. Can hit anywhere. It is point blank can not intercept. Missile in Dotard's ass!





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Die Welt: Iran builds missile site in Venezuela (US says no way)

A major German newspaper reports that Iran and Venezuela are building a joint missile base on the Caribbean shore—but the United States says the story is false.

Die Welt, Germany’s most respected daily, reported last month that a group of engineers from Iran’s Pasdaran had already visited the site of the planned base on the Paraguana Peninsula.
Some rightwing American publications have picked up the report and broadcast it as evidence of a direct Iranian threat to the United States. But the US State Department issued a statement saying, “We have no evidence to support this claim and therefore no reason to believe the assertions made in the article are true.”
Die Welt said Iran was trying to develop a strategic missile threat to the United States, much as the Soviet Union did in the 1960s by building missile sites in Cuba. That almost produced a war between the United States and the Soviet Union in 1963. But Iran does not have nuclear weapons at this time, so a missile base in Venezuela would do little more than provide a justification for an American attack on Iran.
Die Welt said the base would hold missiles jointly owned by Iran and Venezuela and could also be used to attack nearby enemies of Venezuela, such as Columbia. The article did not suggest why Iran would wish to entangle itself in Latin American squabbles from which it would be unlikely to benefit.
The article asserted that the head of the Iranian delegation that visited in February brought millions of dollars in cash in his luggage as initial funding for the missile base project.
In the wake of the questions raised by the report, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro described the allegations as an “extravagant lie.… There is an international war machine against the prestige of Venezuelan democracy, against the prestige of the Bolivarian Revolution.”
According to Die Welt, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Iranian President Ahmadi-nejad signed an agreement last October that included the development of a common medium-range missile.​

The alleged base project includes the construction of a command-and-control center, watchtowers and bunkers in which warheads and rocket fuel can be stored, Die Welt reported.
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Russia Seeks to Install a Military Base in Coastal Venezuela
Russian President Vladimir Putin is allegedly eyeing the island of La Orchila, in waters north of Caracas, to launch a Russian military base.

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By Sabrina Martín Last updated Dec 18, 2018


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Russia has long sought to expand its influence in Latin America, and sees Maduro as a key ally (WikiCommons).



The government of Vladimir Putin is currently seeking to install a military base in Venezuela as part of an agreement with the dictatorial regime of Nicolás Maduro.
According to the Daily Mail and the news agency TASS, Russia has chosen the island of La Orchila, in the waters north of Caracas, as a possible base for its military.
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Ted Yoho compares Russian base in Venezuela to Cuban missile crisis

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President Trump and lawmakers should impose new sanctions on Russia if Moscow attempts to establish a base for nuclear bombers in the Caribbean Sea, according to a senior House Republican.


“This country almost went to nuclear war over the Cuban missile crisis,” Florida Rep. Ted Yoho, one of the top Republicans on the Foreign Affairs Committee, told the Washington Examiner. “This is no different, it's just that we're not focused like we should be on protecting this hemisphere.”

Yoho warned of the “expansion of Russia's nuclear arsenal” into the Western Hemisphere just days after a pair of strategic bombers flew a 10-hour training mission over the Caribbean. Russian military officials, in the wake of the strategic bombers' flight, began airing plans to establish a permanent base in the region.



"It is the right idea to include Venezuela in long-range aviation missions," military expert Col. Shamil Gareyev told Russian media, in remarks quoted by a state-run outlet. "Our strategic bombers will not only not have to return to Russia every time, but also won't perform aerial refueling while on a patrol mission in the Americas. Our Tu-160 aircraft arrive to their base in Venezuela, conduct flights, execute their missions, and are then replaced on a rotating basis.”

Those flights are taking place amid a controversy over compliance with a 1987 ban on ground-based intermediate cruise missiles, but Russian officials also put them in the context of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro’s attempt to maintain power in the midst of a persistent food shortage and political crisis. "Since Russia benefits from oil exploration, it wants the Venezuelan regime to stay in place,” Emil Dabagyan, an expert at Russia’s Academy of Sciences, told local press.

Russia could have another plan to harm the United States through Venezuela, according to Yoho.

“The estimate is there's two million Venezuelan refugees that have fled Venezuela,” Yoho, a member of the Foreign Affairs subcommittee for the Western Hemisphere, told the Washington Examiner. "So now you throw Russia in there. They're not really going to work to stabilize the refugee crisis. What they're going to do is what they did in Syria.”

That’s a reference to the belief that Russian President Vladimir Putin provided military support for Syrian dictator Bashar Assad in part for the purpose of stoking a refugee crisis that would harm European nations.

Yoho suggested a similar dynamic could unfold in Venezuela. “They don’t really give a rat's ass about the humanitarian crisis,” he told the Washington Examiner. “You can go to Colombia and if you destabilize that, you break down those Western types of democracies and it gives them more credibility of their form of government. Kind of like what China's doing with their brand of so-called socialism with Chinese characteristics ... they empower the dictators at the expense of the people.”

He suggested that U.S. officials should take a hard-line stance against a Russian beachhead in the Caribbean, first through diplomatic channels and then through sanctions.

“[Russia will] say you know what it's not worth the effort of trying to meddle in the Western Hemisphere,” he predicted. “If we don’t do it today, mark my words, in three to five years, you're going to see Russian military there, even though it's against the constitution of Venezuela. It’s not like Maduro's a good adherent to the Venezuelan Constitution.”
It is an island that serves as the headquarters of a military camp. Only the president of Venezuela and his relatives, military personnel, and senior government officials have access to the exclusive island. Civilian aircraft are prohibited from flying over it, and tourism is only possible with previous military authorization.

“Russia will now be deploying the strategic Tu-160 plane on the island, after obtaining the permission of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro,” states the article.

According to TASS, “the deployment will represent one of the largest semi-permanent deployments of Russian military equipment in the region since the 1962 Cuban missile crisis, which marked the height of the Cold War.”

Russia has 21 military installations in 10 foreign countries. These facilities include motorized infantry divisions in Armenia and Tajikistan, radar bases in Belarus and Kazakhstan, air bases in Kyrgyzstan, Syria and Armenia, and seaports in Vietnam and Syria.

Shamil Gareyev, a military expert and Russian colonel, told the newspaper that it is the correct strategy to include Venezuela in long-range aviation missions. “Previously, our strategic bombers would have had to return to Russia every time, but now they will also not need to carry out aerial refueling on patrol mission in the Americas. Our Tu-160 aircraft will arrive at their base in Venezuela, take flight, execute their missions, and then be replaced on a rotating basis. This is how it should be done,” he suggested.

Emil Dabagyan, a researcher at the Institute of Latin American Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, told Kommersant that Russia is indeed helping Maduro “stay afloat,” because he wants to continue benefiting from oil exploration.

National Assembly deputy Edgar Zambrano, commented on his Twitter account that the alleged Russian military base is a “another iteration of the Cuban military in Venezuela.”

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