Guaido, who most Western nations recognize as Venezuela’s legitimate leader, had given a personal send-off to Saturday’s convoy carrying aid from the Colombian city of Cucuta. But while some 60 members of the security forces defected on Saturday, according to Colombian authorities, the lines of National Guard soldiers at the frontier crossings held firm, firing tear gas at the convoys. Guaido, speaking later from Colombia, said he would keep demanding Maduro let the aid in and would seek other routes. Washington has warned it could seek to impose tough new sanctions on Venezuela at Monday’s summit if Maduro blocked the aid shipments. On Friday, a married couple in a nearby indigenous community was shot dead by security forces.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 24, 2019 02:15 UTC