Escalation in Essequibo: navy maneuvers, F-18s and high-sounding statements with a watch on the Venezuelan elections | EUROtoday

The inauguration of a navy bridge over the Cuyun Riversimply above the border that separates Venezuela from Essequibo territoryis the final episode of an escalation that doesn’t cease between the governments of Caracas y Georgetown. Military maneuvers, F-18 overflights, alleged CIA bases and high-sounding statements beautify a scene of stress that in flip threatens the presidential elections on July 28.

Chavista dissidents,