
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.