Embattled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has said on Thursday the electric energy war declared by the United States President Donald Trump will be destroyed, amid a power outage across Latin American nations as well as what the national electricity supplier termed a “sabotage” at a major hydroelectric power plant.
According to Sputnik news reports, Maduro, in a tweet on Thursday, wrote: “The electric energy war declared and directed by the US imperialists against our people will be destroyed. Nothing and nobody will win over the people of [Venezuela’s late leader Hugo] Chavez.”
La guerra eléctrica anunciada y dirigida por el imperialismo estadounidense en contra de nuestro pueblo será derrotada. Nada ni nadie podrá vencer al pueblo de Bolívar y Chávez. ¡Máxima unidad de los patriotas!
— Nicolás Maduro (@NicolasMaduro) March 8, 2019
Moreover, Venezuela’s National Electric Power Corporation reported about subversion at the Guri dam.
Top diplomat of the Chinese government has on Friday issued a stern warning against interference in Venezuela and its crisis or imposing any sanctions on the nation, saying that history had offered a main, clear lesson about not “following the same old disastrous road”.
China has repeatedly called on foreign nations not to interfere in Venezuela’ internal matters. However, most of the nations have recognized Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as the interim president of the country.
The United States has vowed to “expand the net” of sanction over Venezuela and has identified banks supporting embattled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro for hiding and transferring money, to slap banks with sanctions.