Venezuela’s Defense Minister Says the People Will Defend the Sovereignty at Any Cost
Venezuelan Minister of Defence Vladimir Padrino López. Photo: X
November 29, 2025 Hour: 4:39 pm
The Venezuelan Minister of Defense, G/J Vladimir Padrino López Rejects any foreign interference or conditioning in Venezuela’s sovereign decisions and calls on the international community to condemn this hostile act which threatens peace in the Caribbean and South America.
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Venezuela affirms that it will defend its sovereignty with dignity, legality and the moral strength of its people, no matter what the cost.
“This threat from the United States government is an illegal, arbitrary aggression that violates international law and seeks to undermine the absolute sovereignty of our airspace. No foreign power has the authority to interfere with, block, or condition Venezuela’s sovereign decisions,” the official said via Instagram.
“We call on the international community to condemn this hostile act that threatens peace in the Caribbean and South America. Venezuela will respond with dignity, legality, and the moral strength of a people that will never allow its honor to be tarnished. WE WILL DEFEND OUR SOVEREIGNTY AT ANY COST!” he added.
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The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has strongly condemned what it describes as a “colonial-style threat” against its national airspace, describing recent statements by the US presidency as an “extravagant, illegal and unjustified aggression” aimed at undermining Venezuela’s sovereignty.
In an official statement, the Venezuelan authorities denounced a series of social media posts attributed to the US executive that, according to Caracas, they seek to impose extraterritorial jurisdiction and exert coercive pressure on civil aviation and the territorial integrity of Venezuela, which violates the UN Charter and endangers regional peace and security.
The Venezuelan government accuses Washington of promoting a “permanent policy of aggression” against Latin America and the Caribbean based on colonial motives.
Venezuela defends its sovereignty over its airspace based on the 1944 Chicago Convention and ICAO regulations, rejecting any foreign interference or threat, especially from the United States.
The response comes after accusations of US pressure to suspend flights of the humanitarian program “Plan Vuelta a la Patria”, which has repatriated thousands of Venezuelan citizens stranded abroad. The Venezuelan government insists that no foreign power has the authority to dictate or condition the use of its airspace, and that only its constitutional institutions have jurisdiction over it.
