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Venezuela defense minister says will resist presence of foreign troops

By theStar in January 3, 2026 – Reading time 1 minute
Venezuela defense minister says will resist presence of foreign troops



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Jan ‌3 (Reuters) – Venezuela will ‌resist the presence ‌of foreign troops, Defense Minister Vladimir ‍Padrino said in ‍a ‌video early on Saturday, ‍as ​U.S. President Donald ⁠ said Venezuelan President Nicolas ‌Maduro had been ⁠captured ‍and was being removed ‍from the country.

A ‌U.S. attack on the country in the early morning struck civilian areas, Padrino said, ‌and Venezuela iscompiling information about dead ​and injured people.

(Reporting by Julia Symmes Cobb)



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