Nicaraguan Leaders Pledge Unwavering Supportโฃ for Maduro Amidst Trump Tensions
Managua, Nicaragua – November 25, 2023 โ – Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and Vice Presidentโค Rosario murillo have publicly reaffirmedโ their staunch support for Venezuelan Presidentโฃ Nicolรกs Maduro as tensions escalate with โthe United States. The declaration,made โฃSaturday,comes amidst a โU.S. military deployment in the Caribbeanโข sea and warnings from Washington regarding Venezuelanโ airspace.
Ortega and murilloโ expressed “full and permanentโ solidarity” with the Venezuelan people, specifically naming โMaduro,โ Delcy Rodrรญguez, and Diosdado Cabello. “There we are, always together and always beyond,” they stated, signaling a continued alliance.
The U.S. has โmaintainedโ aโข naval and airโข presenceโ in theโข Caribbean near Venezuela as โSeptember, citing a mission toโ combat drug trafficking. However, Caracas viewsโ the deployment asโ a direct “threat.” the U.S.has also โdirectly linked Maduro to the Cartel of โฃthe Suns, a group allegedly involved in drug trafficking.
Ortega previouslyโ dismissed the U.S. military activity as aโฃ “theatre” โand โค”clownsy” โขattempt to “scare” Latin American governments, notably Venezuela.
Adding to the pressure, U.S. president Donaldโข Trump warned via his social media platform,Truth Social,that Venezuelanโค airspace โข”will remain completely closed” โขand shoudl be considered โคasโ suchโฃ by airlines and โpilots.โ Onโข November 21, the Federal Aviation โGovernance issued โa warningโ urging “extremeโข caution” when flying overโ Venezuela and the southern Caribbean, citingโข a “potentially โขdangerous situation.”
The โฃnicaraguan leaders’ public show of support underscores the โขlong-standing relationship between Managua and Caracas,dating backโข to the era of Hugo Chรกvez. โThis latest statement positions Ortega and Murillo firmly alongside Maduro in the face of โincreasingโ pressure โคfrom โคthe Trump administration.
