Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro broke diplomatic ties Saturday with neighboring Colombia after humanitarian assistance from the U.S. and other nations made its way across the Venezuela-Colombia border.
A human chain extending from the outermost limit of Cucuta, Colombia’s largest border city, into Venezuela began carrying aid packages into the turmoil-stricken nation. As opposition supporters and regime loyalists clashed on the border, Maduro responded by expelling employees from the Colombian embassy in Caracas.
The nation is facing an economic and humanitarian crisis, as Maduro’s regime is challenged by the opposition, led by Juan Guaido. Guaido, who had been the president of the country’s national assembly, declared himself the nation’s interim president in January.
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— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) February 24, 2019
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