Venezuelan Armed Forces express loyalty to Maduro
Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino stated that the country's Armed Forces will reject anyone who declares themselves president or who comes to power through "obscure interests." In the official statement, Padrino did not directly mention Guaidó's name, but the target of the minister's words was obvious. Padrino affirmed that the military remains loyal to Maduro.
247 Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino stated that the country's Armed Forces will reject anyone who declares themselves president or who comes to power through "obscure interests." In the official statement, Padrino did not directly mention Guaidó's name, but the target of the minister's words was obvious. Padrino stated that the military remains loyal to Maduro.
A report from the Folha de S. Paulo newspaper. Padrino's comment on social media stands out: "Desperation and intolerance threaten the peace of the Nation. We, the soldiers of the Fatherland, do not accept a president imposed in the shadow of obscure interests, nor one self-proclaimed outside the law."
He added: "The FANB [the Armed Forces] defends our Constitution and guarantees national sovereignty."
The article further explains that "in a speech responding to Guaidó, Maduro himself also mentioned the military, considered one of the main groups supporting the regime.""The Bolivarian National Armed Forces under my command, maximum unity, maximum discipline, we will win. Loyal always, traitors never," he said from the balcony of the Miraflores Presidential Palace.