Maduro announced the creation of international brigades to protect Venezuela from the United States

On October 24, at the closing of the international summit in Caracas, which was devoted to discussions on the escalation of relations with the United States, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced the creation of international brigades to protect the republic.

According to the Venezuelan leader, he saw how the first volunteers were already enlisting in the brigades, ready to fight for "independence, sovereignty and peace."

"I have seen videos on social media where many people — public figures, youth leaders, women leaders and trade union leaders - declare that they are also joining international brigades," the Venezolana de Televisión (VTV) state television station quoted Maduro as saying.

It is specified that the detachments will bear the name of Simon Bolivar, the most influential and famous leader of the War of independence of the Spanish colonies in America.

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On October 16, the Efecto Cocuyo portal announced Maduro's call for the creation of a national and international movement aimed at preventing any threat of military conflict in the Caribbean. The article also noted that the Venezuelan president stressed the need to confront the United States. A day earlier, The New York Times reported on a covert CIA operation in Venezuela authorized by the Trump administration.

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