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Pedro Camacho

Venezuela Warns Neighbors of Retaliation Over Support for U.S. Military Operations: 'We'll Act in Legitimate Defense'

Venezuela's Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez (center) (Credit: Photo by STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images)

Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López warned on Sunday that his country would respond in "legitimate defense" to any attack launched from the territories of Guyana or Trinidad and Tobago, accusing both nations of collaborating with the United States.

"If they (United States) attack us from your territory, you will also receive a response, and that is in legitimate defense," Padrino said in remarks shared on his Telegram account. He also claimed both governments were acting on instructions from Washington, as France 24 points out.

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