Troops to stay in place until ‘imperialist’ British boat leaves, says Venezuela

Nicolas Maduro, right, is the president of Venezuela (Jhonn Zerpa/Miraflores Press Office via AP File)

Venezuela said on Saturday it will continue to deploy nearly 6,000 troops until a British military vessel sent to neighbouring Guyana leaves the waters off the coast of the two South American nations.

In a video posted to X, the Venezuelan defence minister, Vladimir Padrino, appeared surrounded by military officers in front of a marked up map of Venezuela and Guyana, a former British colony.