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'Embrace Democracy': Bolton Threatens Sanctions Unless Venezuela Allows in Aid

© AP Photo / Alex BrandonFormer U.S. Ambassador to the UN John Bolton speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), Friday, Feb. 24, 2017, in Oxon Hill, Md.
Former U.S. Ambassador to the UN John Bolton speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), Friday, Feb. 24, 2017, in Oxon Hill, Md. - Sputnik International
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - White House National Security Adviser John Bolton has threatened Venezuela with more sanctions and “isolation” if its military continues blocking incoming humanitarian aid deliveries organised by the opposition.

“Venezuela’s military has a choice: Embrace democracy, protect civilians, and allow in humanitarian aid; or face even more sanctions and isolation", Bolton wrote on Twitter on Saturday.

U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton arrives to address reporters as the Trump administration announces economic sanctions against Venezuela and the Venezuelan state owned oil company Petroleos de Venezuela (PdVSA) during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 28, 2019 - Sputnik International
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On Saturday, the Venezuelan opposition attempted to deliver humanitarian aid to Venezuela that it has been stockpiling in the border regions in recent days in defiance of the legitimate government’s refusal to allow it in. Upon arrival, several trucks with aid were burnt on the border with Colombia, according to local media reports. The opposition, meanwhile, reported about 40 injured on the border with Colombia.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has refused to allow in unauthorised aid, saying it is a ploy to topple his government.

Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez, for her part, recalled that under international humanitarian law, humanitarian aid is provided in the event of natural disasters, armed conflicts, and war. According to Rodriguez, claims about an ongoing humanitarian crisis in the country are designed to justify the invasion of Venezuela, but the people will not allow this.

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Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Thursday did not rule out that a provocation against Caracas, possibly involving casualties, was being prepared under the guise of humanitarian aid deliveries, which might be used as pretext for a military operation.

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