In a national radio and television broadcast, the vice president announced the activation of the state of emergency decree signed by the president following the threat of imperialist aggression.

She delivered the decree to the president of the Supreme Court of Justice for its immediate implementation.

Rodriguez declared that this armed aggression constitutes “a terrible stain on the development of bilateral relations” with the United States, and that President Nicolas Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores were captured during the operation.

She reiterated that the true goal of the aggression is to seize energy, mineral, and natural resources, and that “the world and the international community must know this.”

Rodriguez emphasized that the people of Venezuela are takinged the streets, responding to a call made by the President of the Republic, who warned that if anything were to happen to him, “the people will be mobilized in the streets, militant groups will be at their workplaces, and the Bolivarian National Armed Forces will be activated and deployed.”

She stated that the entire National Power of Venezuela is activated to reaffirm what we are by inheritance as children of Simon Bolivar, and to uphold the sacred duty of safeguarding national independence, including sovereignty and territorial integrity, which were “savagely attacked in the early hours of this morning.”

She said that the international community has joined in and raised its voices in support of Venezuela from China, Russia, Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, and Asia.

“The governments of the world are simply shocked that Venezuela is the victim and target of an attack of this nature, which has Zionist undertones,” she added.

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