Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro denounced on Thursday that the United States ordered the government of Colombia to assassinate him. He added he was sure God and the people will not allow them to touch him.
The government of Bogotá has been given the task of killing Maduro, I denounce it worldwide, since the White House has given [the order],”
said the president during a radio and television broadcast.
Maduro reported that he was the victim of an attack on August 4th, when two drones loaded with explosives detonated near the platform while he gave a speech during a military act in Caracas.
The president said that the plan, for which there are 28 arrested suspects, was orchestrated by the United States, the former president of Colombia Juan Manuel Santos, and Venezuelan opposition leaders such as legislator Julio Borges.
Maduro, confronted with a great popular rejection for the economic crisis, also accuses Colombian President Ivan Duque of protecting the attackers. This Thursday, Bogotá granted refugee status to Borges.
In the framework of the General Assembly of the United Nations that was held at the end of September, US president Donald Trump declared that “all options are on the table” to solve the socioeconomic crisis of the oil producing country, hinting at a possible military intervention.
Despite this, Maduro insists he is willing to meet with Trump.
I have the courage, the determination and the courage to meet with President Trump,”
said the Socialist ruler on his return from the General Assembly.
Venezuela’s relations with the United States and Colombia are tense since the government of the late Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez (1999-2013). Washington has not had an ambassador in Caracas since 2010.