Venezuelan President Maduro Boasts of 5,000 Russian Igla-S Missiles Amid Rising US Military Pressure
Venezuela has deployed 5,000 Russian-made anti-aircraft missiles in “key air defense positions,” President Nicolas Maduro stated on Wednesday, amid rising tensions over the United States’ military presence in the Caribbean, CNN reported.
US President Donald Trump has indicated he is considering military action inside Venezuela as part of a broader campaign against drug trafficking and to weaken Maduro, a long-time adversary of Washington.
“Any military force in the world knows the power of the Igla-S and Venezuela has no less than 5,000” of them, Maduro said during an event with military personnel broadcast by Venezolana de Television (VTV), according to CNN.
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