6 hours agoTrump announced closing its airspace, Venezuela reacts
Periskopi(6 months ago)
(6 months ago)Venezuela has accused US President Donald Trump of making a “colonial threat”, after saying that air space around the country should be considered closed. The country's foreign ministry called Trump “'s comments another extravagant, illegal and unjustified aggression against the Venezuelan people”. US don't have the authority to [...]
The country's foreign ministry called Trump “'s comments another extravagant, illegal and unjustified aggression against the Venezuelan people”.
The US does not legally have the authority to close the airspace of another country, but the online posting of Trump could lead to travel uncertainty and discourage airlines from operating there.
The US have built their military presence in the Caribbean, which officials say they do to combat drug smuggling. Venezuela's president, Nicolaás Maduro, has dismissed US claims of drug trafficking as an attempt to bring him down from power. /Periscope/
