(Caracas) The world knows that Venezuela is in dire straits and
something the world has got good at is, is sending aid to those in need. So
aid has been sent to Columbia in which
to ship it next door to Venezuela.
However socialist president for life Nicolas Maduro has refused to accept this international aid, terming it an "excuse" to initiate a military intervention led by the United States.Ship with humanitarian aid to set sail for #Venezuela from Puerto Rico pic.twitter.com/XfNXUy236r— Ruptly (@Ruptly) February 6, 2019
Which is why he has ordered Venezuelan military officers on Tuesday to block a bridge on the border with Colombia ahead of an anticipated international humanitarian aid shipment.
#UPDATE: Venezuelan National Guard block access and close the new Las Tienditas Bridge, Tachira on the border with Cúcuta, Colombia (where humanitarian aid is meant to come through) - Via @BarbaraUSanz @lumworld pic.twitter.com/PIerELe94q— ELINT News (@ELINTNews) February 5, 2019
Couldn’t make it up if you tried.