Venezuela has ramped up its military forces along the Guyana border, threatening to annex parts of its neighbor to access vast oil reserves. This action introduces a fresh security concern for the Biden administration in the U.S. Public satellite imagery and social media videos from the Venezuelan military reveal a sharp increase in military assets […]
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