Venezuelan opposition aligns with Maduro on Essequibo claims, risking US ties

Venezuelan opposition aligns with Maduro on Essequibo claims, risking US ties

Venezuelan opposition leaders María Corina Machado and Edmundo González Urrutia reaffirmed their commitment to defending the country’s century-old claim over Guyana's Essequibo territory.

Maduro Denounces Rubio Military Threats and Interference in Essequibo Dispute - Venezuelanalysis

Caracas, April 2, 2025 (venezuelanalysis.com) – Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro condemned US Secretary of State Marco Rubio for threatening military action against Venezuela over the ongoing Essequibo Strip territorial dispute with Guyana. “Marco Rubio is out there threatening Venezuela from Guyana,” Maduro stated during a meeting with communal and popular organizations last week. He labeled the Republican politician an “imbecile” and assert…

Maduro defends Venezuela's claim to Guayana Esequiba

Venezuelan ruler Nicolás Maduro staunchly defended his country's claim to the Guayana Esequiba territory, asserting during his weekly broadcast show that the disputed area was an integral part of the nation inherited from Simón Bolívar and backed by over 90% of Venezuelans in a 2023 referendum.

The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, in his Maduro Live de Repente program reaffirmed that Guayana Esequiba is Venezuelan territory inherited from Simón Bolívar and the liberators. READ ALSO: President Maduro denounces campaign against migrants: ‘Usan TikTok to criminalize the return to Venezuela’ Faced with the interference of the Secretary of State of the United States, Marco Rubio to ascribe the territory of the Esequibo to the Exxon M…

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro accused US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday, April 1, of trying to overthrow him to hand over the territory of the Esequibo to the American oil company ExxonMobil. During his television program “Maduro suddenly” the president said that Rubio seeks to “weaken Venezuela and overthrow the legitimate and constitutional government” with the aim of “delivering the Esequibo, the Orinoco River and the entire …

Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, attacked US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday, saying that “Neither he nor anyone will be able to take the Esequibo from Venezuela.” During his program “With Maduro Live De Repente,” he described Rubio as the “cap of the mafia” of opponents María Corina Machado and Edmundo González Urrutia, accusing him of “denying Venezuela’s historical rights” over the Esequibo. “Marco Rubio said that the Esequibo…