AMERICAN warplanes flew over Guyana and its disputed Essequibo region today after Putin’s Venezuelan dictator pal Nicolás Maduro threatened to snatch more than half of the country and take its oil.
Guyana and the United States are now on full alert for an “imminent” invasion after a military chopper vanished near the Venezuelan border.
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The US embassy in Guyana said on Thursday that the US Southern Command was conducting flight operations within Guyana.
“This exercise builds upon routine engagement and operations to enhance security partnership between the United States and Guyana, and to strengthen regional cooperation,” the statement said.
It is the first US military manoeuvre in the region since Venezuela’s controversial referendum on Sunday.
It saw more than 95 per cent of voters supporting the government’s claim to Essequibo – although its veracity is doubted.
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