Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has announced that he is prepared to declare a state of emergency, citing an alleged threat of 'aggression' from the USA.
Matei Gaginsky
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The statement comes in the wake of lethal attacks by the U.S. on alleged Venezuelan drug boats. Vice President Delcy Rodriguez presented a decree that grants Maduro 'special powers' as head of state to act on defense and security issues in the event that the U.S. 'dares to attack our homeland.'
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Președintele Nicolas Maduro, pregătit să declare starea de urgenţă în Venezuela, în cazul unei "agresiuni" din partea SUA
Venezuela's Maduro ready to declare state of emergency if US attacks
Venezuela's Maduro says he's ready to declare state of emergency after U.S. military strikes on alleged drug boats
Nicolás Maduro este pregătit să declare stare de urgență dacă SUA atacă Venezuela
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