In show of force to Trump, Venezuela launches military drills and displays its Russian fighter jets [View all]
Venezuela has launched three days of military exercises and put on display its Russian-built fighter jets in a show of force aimed at the US amid rising tensions over Washington’s deployment of US warships to the Caribbean.
More than 2,500 soldiers have been mobilized on Venezuela’s Caribbean island of La Orchila for the exercises, dubbed “Sovereign Caribbean 200,” that will include air, sea and land maneuvers.
Twelve naval ships of various classes and types, 22 aircraft and about 20 boats will take part, Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino said on the state-run channel VTV.
His comments accompanied a broadcast showing amphibious craft and troops landing on a beach as warships sailed off the island and jets flew over the sea.
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