United States 'could INVADE Venezuela as tanks and missiles prepared'
Nicolas Maduro made a number of shocking remarks during a speech at a military parade, including telling soldiers to have their rifles, tanks and missiles ready to fire.
He said: We have been shamelessly threatened by the most criminal empire that ever existed and we have the obligation to prepare ourselves to guarantee peace.
We need to have rifles, missiles and well-oiled tanks at the ready.to defend every inch of the territory if needs be.". READY: Venezuelas President ordered his military to prepare to be attacked.
It comes just days after US President Donald Trump added the South American country to its controversial list of citizens banned from entering the United States.
The new rules mean certain government officials and their families cannot get visas to enter the country. He also appeared to hit out at Trump's furious rhetoric on North Korea.
Maduro warned the future of humanity "cannot lie in the threats of nuclear strikes or military invasions", adding Venezuela is a country that "does not bomb anyone or interfere in the internal affairs of any country.".
The United States has had an increasingly tense relationship with Venezuela after accusing its leadership of holding an "illegitimate" election in July. The US has also imposed sanctions on the oil-rich country that are designed to strangle its energy sector.
And Trump has urged the European Union to join in the sanctions – something Maduro's government has said is an act of "political and psychological terrorism".
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