Is Venezuela about to seize Guyana's oil-rich Essequibo territory?

Is Venezuela about to seize Guyana's oil-rich Essequibo territory? | DW News

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8 ай бұрын

Authorities in Venezuela say 95% of voters have supported the country's claim to Essequibo, a disputed, oil- and mineral-rich part of neighboring Guyana. It is not clear how the government will act on this outcome, but the vote has raised concern in Guyana.
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@iattacku2773 8 ай бұрын

Shouldn’t Venezuela be more focused on fixing its economy

@Thaispla 8 ай бұрын

They're trying, stealing other's land.

@dimulaidari 8 ай бұрын

They got inspiration from Mr Putin!😁😁😁

@jinwoomoraes4012 8 ай бұрын

Exactly

@declan11ful 8 ай бұрын

Oil

@wearebecomedeathstar2658 8 ай бұрын

They are. All that gold and oil will really help.

@andreslinares6429 8 ай бұрын

I'm a Venezuelan and I visited several polling stations yesterday haha I can assure you barely anyone voted

@God1293 8 ай бұрын

Liar, they voted

@ramadankadriu5336 8 ай бұрын

95% of 5% of voters voted for Goverment🤣in ruZZia, China North Korea is the same.,,,,

@dustintacohands1107 8 ай бұрын

You guys going to war with Guyana then?

@jonathanpqsi 8 ай бұрын

@@newmoon1448 they gave up their freedom long ago

@KS-zq7zy 8 ай бұрын

You were there after closing voting 🗳

@JustBadly 8 ай бұрын

I don't get it, Venezuela already has massive oil and gas reserves. It can only be a distraction of their dire government.

@CedarHunt 8 ай бұрын

Yes, it's definitely a distraction, but it is also about keeping Venezuela relevant on the world stage. The last thing Maduro wants is to have another latin american country developing oil and gas resources. If that happens, then a lot of Venezuelan leverage and relevance to places like the US and China disappear.

@JustBadly 8 ай бұрын

@@CedarHunt I was thinking that too, it being about the future of both Guiana and Venezuela.

@cliffm8112 8 ай бұрын

Another embargo and i'am sorry for the poor people in Venezuela

@tonywilson4713 8 ай бұрын

Its standard political distraction. When your economy is in the gutter and you have no way out of it - start a war. Go look at why the Argentinians invaded the Falklands. Why do you think America is sword rattling over Taiwan and Ukraine? It makes it so much easier to ignore the wealth gap, health care and other issues in America.

@maxs9742 8 ай бұрын

Corrupt government that's what happened to all the money.

@MrSkillfish 8 ай бұрын

Nothing to win there for Venezuela since it already got the most oil on the whole planet but still its people are sadly very poor

@DSan-kl2yc 8 ай бұрын

The benefits are like trying to be nationalistic and popular. That kinda dumb thing

@larissamello374 8 ай бұрын

The shame they must be feeling to see Guyana doing so well, prospering, lifting people out of poverty with oil alone.

@Alternatives_Universum 8 ай бұрын

Actually Guyana is not doing that well. But as they just discovered that oil recently it could be a game changer for the country to develop its economy. So I hope Guyana gets a chance to make use of its oil. Venezuela will waste it anyway. Th epopulation there is poor despite their already huge oil reserves. Maybe Guyana knows better how to handle the resources. @@larissamello374

@selwynjsilk5379 8 ай бұрын

As a Guyanese, I’m NOT afraid of what will to Guyana 🇬🇾 but I’m afraid of what will happen to Venezuela 🇻🇪

@larissamello374 8 ай бұрын

Maduro must find a way to send all the equipment by sea because through our territory (Brazil) the army made it clear he will not be crossing. Can you imagine how long it would take and the cost of sending that by sea? Not mentioning that it could be destroyed.

@moroteseoinage 8 ай бұрын

You’re from East Venezuela? 🇬🇾

@demiller74 8 ай бұрын

I'm hoping Brazil would talk 'em out of it.

@MrLoobu 8 ай бұрын

War happens to all involved. Your fear isn't important either way.

@palestinabaddie 8 ай бұрын

💖🇵🇸

@lucasjames7524 8 ай бұрын

Shouldn't Venezuela focus on other things, like...getting enough food in peoples' mouths?

@Blodhelm 8 ай бұрын

Maduro shoves so many cakes down his gullet, he thinks the rest of the country is fine because he can't comprehend hunger anymore.

@Niklez7 8 ай бұрын

You dont understand Marxism-Soicalim

@jimmyTooFreshh 8 ай бұрын

It’s not 2017 anymore , there’s food in the stores now stop watching Western Media

@Ukrainadian 8 ай бұрын

@@jimmyTooFreshh a quick google search of USD to Venezuelan Bolivar shows that $100 is equates to over 350 million Bolivars. How much are you paying for a loaf of bread?

@RodrigoSantos-xz3wl 8 ай бұрын

@@jimmyTooFreshhestá pronto pra lutar ?

@jsedusjung461 8 ай бұрын

approved by 95% of the 2% that voted.

@trowawayacc 8 ай бұрын

So can we now vote and magically annex neighbors?

@Thaispla 8 ай бұрын

If you're a dictator I think the answer is yes

@reviolkande6155 8 ай бұрын

Poland first

@danarchist74 8 ай бұрын

@@Thaispla who is a "dictator?"

@amunra5330 8 ай бұрын

It worked when the US annexed Hawaii.

@filipe5722 8 ай бұрын

@@danarchist74 Maduro, for instance.

@aramebandari2259 8 ай бұрын

What Maduro has given Venezuelans aside from misery and poverty? what he has done with the current amount of oil? this is just a surviving mechanism of the dictators. They need tension to prolong their pathetic endeavour.

@chaosXP3RT 8 ай бұрын

Reminds me of when Russia voted to annex parts of Ukraine in the middle of a war where 2/3's of the population wasn't even there to vote lmao

@iams2109 8 ай бұрын

I'm from Caracas, Venezuela. I can assure you... barely 500,000 people voted in all the country.

@LunaticTheCat 8 ай бұрын

And the 1/3 of the population that was there "voted" at gun point.

@BigUpMCD 8 ай бұрын

Maduro is about to make a huge mistake. I have a feeling that Guyana will reach out to the US for help. And Shell will send help.

@JayForsure 8 ай бұрын

I saw that Brazil and the US have already agreed to send military help to Guyana.

@larissamello374 8 ай бұрын

They have to cross our territory (northern Brazil) to arrive to Guyana. Unless he sends all the equipment by sea which would be extremely expensive. The army made it clear they won’t get to Guyana.

@Jewel_Screaming_Chango8387 8 ай бұрын

No us here in the USA are already stretched out thin we got our own problems to solve first

@RandomDudeOne 8 ай бұрын

What problems? @@Jewel_Screaming_Chango8387

@larissamello374 8 ай бұрын

@@Jewel_Screaming_Chango8387 the only place you should meddle is actually your own continent. All these wars in Middle East, Europe, I agree that are costly and worthless. But any war in Latin American migration not to mention most companies in the region are American.

@juanf5391 8 ай бұрын

What I want to know is whether Putin offered Maduro support to bring possible instability to South America, or at the very least distract international attention from Ukraine?

@Jewel_Screaming_Chango8387 8 ай бұрын

Him and xi did

@Andrey_Drone 8 ай бұрын

putin is interested in instability in the world and rising oil prices. The war in Ukraine has reached an impasse and he is trying to shake up the situation in all the hot spots of the world.

@Niklez7 8 ай бұрын

Its not secret that Iran,Venezuela,Russia,China have been discussing plan to gain more wealth personally and power.

@BG-ej5fy 8 ай бұрын

Putin can Barely support his troops in Ukraine 😂

@kentprince4851 8 ай бұрын

Did you hear putin say anything like that? Did you hear putin supporting maduro? Putin has his own problems and cant be bothered with impulsive maduro

@TheFreshman321 8 ай бұрын

It’s a commonwealth country and British troops do jungle training in Guyana. You may get more than you bargain for Venezuela.

@MrMor19 8 ай бұрын

You do realise Guyana has around 800 000 citizens and Venezuela aroun 26-28 million and a more advanced army and British army isn't that what they make it look

@franciscouderq1100 8 ай бұрын

French groups could be on the watch out as well. They have famous elite military training camps right in the jungle.

@mattbowdenuh 8 ай бұрын

@@MrMor19 This is in the western hemisphere. America isnt just gonna sit by while a tinpot dictator invades a democratic nation. All it would take is a single carrier battle group to send the message. Not to mention the rest of Latin America supporting Guyana.

@TheFreshman321 8 ай бұрын

@@MrMor19 U.K. has cruise missiles, Stealth jets, Typhoon strike aircraft and carrier battle groups. Venezuela wouldn’t even see them coming.

@JayForsure 8 ай бұрын

@@mattbowdenuh well said. There’s no way the US would ever let something like this slide in the western hemisphere. This is their part of the world. And Brazil is already ready to intervene if Venezuela attempts something.

@JERIMIAH0ZENDIAH-db3gy 8 ай бұрын

Hi im Trinidadian. Guyana is a nation linguistically, culturally and demographically very similar to our island. I've been there many times. Trinidad is also extremely close and was once connected with land between Venezuela, with a lot of Venezuelans flocking to our small island to find a better life from their government, and this is responsible for causing a lot of controversy in recent years. Its so outrageous how the Venezuelan government want to occupy the protected land of Essequibo to exploit it of oil and minerals despite it having no historical ties to the people here. Trinidad and Tobago got your back Guyana, I pray for Guyana to triumph over the land they rightfully own, respect and cherish with the indigenous community

@FreddyAres-iq7th 8 ай бұрын

The international treaty signed in the Swiss city of Geneva on February 17, 1966 by plenipotentiaries of Venezuela, on the one hand, and the United Kingdom, in consultation with its colony of British Guiana, soon to receive independence, is known as the Geneva Agreement. , for other. It details the steps to be followed for the resolution of the territorial controversy over Guayana Esequiba, after, in 1962, Venezuela defended before the United Nations Organization that the award issued in 1899 by the Arbitration Court of Paris, and that defined the common border between Venezuela and British Guiana, was "null and void"

@pengejarbintang 8 ай бұрын

The irony about this referendum the Essequiboian are not involved in this referendum. 😂

@ultrajorge 8 ай бұрын

tbf there aren't many of them

@AliAli-uk9nh 8 ай бұрын

@@ultrajorgearound 120k souls live in the Essequibo. All speak English, share the Salem culture and all as the rest of Guyana. Btw I'm Venezuelan

@someutubchannel69 8 ай бұрын

If Venezuela thinks they can just grab that territory.... They are for a cruel awakening.

@jjgloom 8 ай бұрын

I mean idk Venezuela has 300,000 active military personnel and Guyana has 4,600…..one thing I did read is that US military trains and supplies Guyana military so at least they got that going for themselves I guess.

@someutubchannel69 8 ай бұрын

@@jjgloom UK, US & other nations are on Guyana's side. Maduro wants to pull a Putin on Crimea. He's no Putin .....

@cee5429 8 ай бұрын

The largest military vehicle category of Guyana military is "10 Ford-F150 Trucks"

@schutzanzug4518 8 ай бұрын

“If Venezuela thinks they can just reject our imperial boarders we drew so prettily on a map!!! Then they are screwed 🤓🤓🤓”

@chieftanke 8 ай бұрын

Venezuela IS A OIL-RICH territory itself, if that don't help the economy, invading their neighbour would help? Seriously what now bro???

@dustintacohands1107 8 ай бұрын

Distraction greed pride

@Gikkeoi 8 ай бұрын

Politically campaigning

@wyldhowl2821 8 ай бұрын

Didn't stop Iraq trying to annex Kuwait.

@charisk2d808 8 ай бұрын

Se llama mala administración y un gobierno inútil de izquierda, no importa cuantos recursos posean esa gente no sabe administrar un país

@jordisaura6748 8 ай бұрын

I think Venezuela needs some liberation

@God1293 8 ай бұрын

You need more personal liberation

@Canaduck9561 8 ай бұрын

I think you mean freedom 🦅🇺🇸

@Jewel_Screaming_Chango8387 8 ай бұрын

Yea no we’ve sent enough money to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan we don’t neee to keep blowing our tax money on others

@user-sj5ju4jb7t 8 ай бұрын

@@Jewel_Screaming_Chango8387that spent money is why America is so rich. There’s something called investing. Any intelligent person knows that’s the path to long term prosperity. And some of us love how it’s being spent

@larissamello374 8 ай бұрын

That alternative to Maduro is a military coup. This is obviously the reason the US let him be.

@SR-jc9god 8 ай бұрын

lol, no one voted. Venezuelans want food. Lots of witnesses saw deserted polling stations.

@global.citizens 8 ай бұрын

Myself votted unanimously to annex Maduro to my key ring Feeling a new powerful phase is about to start in my life

@piatan1632 8 ай бұрын

do you have the army to enforce your decision?

@redstar8226 8 ай бұрын

@@piatan1632Let him run his mouth don't argue with fools.

@sun2020able 8 ай бұрын

Shell and BP with the support of USA , UK stand behind Guyana@@piatan1632

@global.citizens 8 ай бұрын

@@piatan1632 it will perform better then the Venezuelan Naiguata warship who picked a fight with the Resolute cruise ship... and lost

@global.citizens 8 ай бұрын

@@redstar8226 Looking for a spot on my key ring too?

@dimulaidari 8 ай бұрын

He is living with Putin's Desire😊

@karolinakartagena4627 8 ай бұрын

The nerves of Venezuela! As Caribbean brothers and sisters we must stand with our brothers because Venezuela will enter and cease and they will take more

@Jabberstax 8 ай бұрын

They want oil. Plain and simple.

@Jewel_Screaming_Chango8387 8 ай бұрын

Resource wars

@larissamello374 8 ай бұрын

They want to handle Guyana to Russia and China as payment to their debt.

@user-vd7pn3wk4c 8 ай бұрын

Who doesn't?

@charisk2d808 8 ай бұрын

No es por la necesidad de petróleo, Venezuela posee cantidades absurdas y abundantes, lo que el gobierno Venezolano trama es algo bastante peor, no les conviene que la mirada internacional este sobre ellos, están desesperados pero no se qué los lleva a tomar estás acciones

@raphajohnny2 8 ай бұрын

DW's "expert" made an extraordinary remark when he claims "essequibo SHOULD belong to Venezuela...." Im disappointed that you allow this misinformation to be pushed on your platform. I hope in the future you manage more balanced coverage and conversation

@joshfrench5858 8 ай бұрын

No one called him a expert. He a reporter reporting on what some one said. He didn’t give his own opinion. You need to rematch it.

@jlpowell51 8 ай бұрын

That isn't what he said. He said "...any Venezuelan will tell you Essequibo should belong to Venezuela."

@raphajohnny2 8 ай бұрын

@@jlpowell51 here you go I saved you the time 3:49 . And I know you won't respond but it's ok. The point is DW brought on a biased voice in a critical moment of a delicate situation. Very very poor journalism

@raphajohnny2 8 ай бұрын

@@joshfrench5858 I meant to be sarcastic ...but this proves my point. Why would u bring a non expert on such a serious issue to "inform" your audience? And have him utter wildly irresponsible claims. See 3:49 . The claim that "essequibo should belong to Venezuela" is being dealt with in courts so this is by definition his own opinion.

@thereishope3867 8 ай бұрын

a propapangist

@TheKraken5360 8 ай бұрын

This is a very strange argument. Venezuela is claiming that they own this land based on old colonial claims. Hundreds of years ago, Spain made vast and often ill defined claims to large chunks of land in South America. As time progressed, the colonial powers signed treaties with each other establishing the current status quo. But, Venezuela doesn't want to acknowledge later treaties, and they are instead insisting that Spain's earliest land claims should take priority. What is the moral argument they are making? Are they staunch supporters of early colonial Spain? If they are so loyal to Spain, why wouldn't they acknowledge Spain's later treaties? Ethically, shouldn't any such disputes be settled with a referendum by the people of the Essequibo region?

@FreddyAres-iq7th 8 ай бұрын

@kevinfacey404 8 ай бұрын

Venezuela, leave this country alone I am warning you..😮

@herluisalvarado8366 8 ай бұрын

No, its our historical land, why you don't warn Russia and China too

@kevinfacey404 8 ай бұрын

@@herluisalvarado8366 try and feed the people in your country bro. Find away to better their lives so that they won’t eat out of 🗑️.

@ArtseyHayton06 8 ай бұрын

"The Venezuelan Government is claiming that 95% of the citizens who cast their ballots in Sunday’s referendum claiming Guyana’s territory, voted in favour of the questions asked in the referendum, and rejected the International Court’s jurisdiction to settle the border controversy, while continuing the claim of Guyana’s Essequibo region. International news agencies, the Associated Press and the Reuters News Agency, both reported a low turnout of voters, despite claims by Venezuela that more than 10 million of its citizens participated in the referendum vote." Credit: News Source Guyana

@delos2279 8 ай бұрын

Reminds me of how a lot of Russia's election results coincidentally end in 5's and 0's. They need to get better a this. Make it more believable. 83% or something that actually *looks* real. Since we're on the topic of numbers, 71% of the Venezuela's media outlets were shut down by the government and the remaining ones have to tow the current regime's line or else its bye bye. Nothing new here, we already know the authoritarian playbook...

@ArtseyHayton06 8 ай бұрын

@@delos2279 oh yeah, there were videos of the voting stuff being empty lol. So basically they're inflating it.

@alvine4233 8 ай бұрын

100% Guyanese support holding on to the Essequibo.

@FreddyAres-iq7th 8 ай бұрын

@alvine4233 8 ай бұрын

@@FreddyAres-iq7th the essiquibo was never owned by Spain. It was owned by the Dutch who seeded it to the UK. The border was left to be defined but now Venezuela wants to claim the whole territory. There was a treaty signed between Venezuela and the UK around 1866 which established the borders. That treaty could not be declared null and void unless all parties agreed.

@sunrise4569 8 ай бұрын

I don't know what the difference will do in the Venezuela they have the oil but the people are still poor due to the massive corruption.

@DavidCelestialKnight 8 ай бұрын

Perú and Argentina are with Guyana 🇵🇪🇦🇷♥️🇬🇾. Totally against that Communist Dictatorship of Venezuela

@herluisalvarado8366 8 ай бұрын

Argentina and Peru suppost Venezuela given the historical Argentinan claims at Falklands taken ilegally by Brits too.

@DavidCelestialKnight 8 ай бұрын

@@herluisalvarado8366 The actual leader of Argentina is Javier Milei who is totally with The West (US and Israel) and Perú has increased their relationship with the West since 1990.

@yup740 8 ай бұрын

@@DavidCelestialKnightHe is just a puppet. If Israel has the right to do whatever they want then Venezuela can too. West control is over, Welcome to the new world

@herluisalvarado8366 8 ай бұрын

@@DavidCelestialKnight But also Argentina & Peru have historical relationships with Venezuela for centuries and its the home a huge Venezuelan diaspora living in both countries which could put a political presure in the case that the US invade Venezuela without the UNSC aproval if there are a war in Guyana.

@FloweryLilium 8 ай бұрын

@@herluisalvarado8366And? Do you know everything about Perú, Argentina and what their people think of the Venezuelan government? Literally a vast majority of latinos hate Maduro because of what he did to his country and people. Not every war is developed under the same circumstances, you should know that.

@jrfsousa 8 ай бұрын

Essequibo was a part of Venezuela annexed by the British taking advantage of the post independence turmoil. Them the British claims were validated by a kangaroo court organised by the British were Venezuela had no representation...

@dean-2248 8 ай бұрын

Take your proof to the courts brother.

@jasminekaram880 8 ай бұрын

The territory was settled and and further agreed on when Guyana became independent. Venezuela has no right to claim the territory.

@jrfsousa 8 ай бұрын

@@jasminekaram880 that simply isn't true. Venezuela never rescinded the territorial claims over Essequibo...

@jasminekaram880 8 ай бұрын

@@jrfsousa Venezuela accepted the situation. First with the British and then with independent Guyana. Even if they did not think it was ideal, but geopolitics seldom. Till Guyana’s economic boom and all of sudden they aggressively want the territory.

@jrfsousa 8 ай бұрын

@@jasminekaram880 again that's not true. The situation has been brewing, with the occasional hot flare, ever since the 1960s...

@aliceazevedo-7455 8 ай бұрын

Brazil wont allow it. Neither USA. Next question.

@herluisalvarado8366 8 ай бұрын

But Russia, China and Spain won't allow that my country will be invaded by the US too.

@ericdane7769 8 ай бұрын

Venezuela claims Essequibo because of how the Spanish once carved up South America. Yup, iron-clad logic.

@charisk2d808 8 ай бұрын

No, no tiene nada que ver con los españoles en la época de la colonización

@jonathanpqsi 8 ай бұрын

getting Iraq - Kuwait vibes

@stennan 8 ай бұрын

Operation Jungle Storm when? 😅

@laurenthoutappel7440 8 ай бұрын

Is Guyana still part of the British Commonwealth if so than let the British forces teach Venezuela a lesson like the Brits did to Argentina in Falklands. If not the ICC could help.

@jjgloom 8 ай бұрын

It is still a commonwealth and not only do British and French troops train there but the US military also trains and helps supply the Guyana military. I think western oil companies also do the oil drilling there so Venezuela might be biting off more than they can chew.

@Aremjay24 8 ай бұрын

NOT A BLADE OF GRASS

@BranicanX 8 ай бұрын

To better understand the Venezuela-Guyana conflict, read about: -Guayana Esequiba -Arbitral Award of 3 October 1899 -Geneva Agreement 1966 -Severo Mallet-Prevost Memorándum

@surendranauthpersaud 8 ай бұрын

Your guest gave a misleading answer in regards the historical ownership of Essequibo. The area was controlled by the Dutch at first and then by the British. There was a dispute about a very large area including the Essequibo and they went to arbitration which gave Venezuela a greater part of the disputed territory and Guyana the Essequibo. That's the facts!

@andreslinares6429 8 ай бұрын

Venezuelans have no desire of invading Guyana. This is just a power play by the government. However, we do have historic claims to the region and Guyana signed a 1966 Geneva Agreement in which they agreed to settle the matter through negotiation and setting up a joint administration of the region.

@ThouguohT 8 ай бұрын

I'm sure the people who've been there for thousands of years don't wanna be with Venezuela.. they should let THEM vote

@dustintacohands1107 8 ай бұрын

@@ThouguohTno doubt I heard them talking they don’t seem to positive about Guyana BUT even less positive view of Venezuela.

@Willopo100 8 ай бұрын

Venezuela reconiged Guyana as soverign independant state. So its too late. Venuzeula is an invader.

@talkinghand4839 8 ай бұрын

And now greed took over.

@Eupolemos 8 ай бұрын

@@ThouguohT That would be the weirdest vote of all time "Would you like some war where you live - Yes/No?" This situation is crazy.

@boomatie8073 8 ай бұрын

He carries the mandate of the people, and Maduro people are running from Venezuelan Leave Guyana alone. The people of Venezuelan should stop this Maduro.

@riccardobiemmi2103 8 ай бұрын

The question should be: what is Maduro trying to distract his voters from, with this stunt?

@Davide-Fiume 8 ай бұрын

Exactly! ( the election next year )

@antoniocarlosoliveira9146 8 ай бұрын

The fact he didnt release opposition members from prison and the economic crisis the country is in.

@DOWNUNDER. 8 ай бұрын

Chinese backed Venezuela will do what it likes

@PowerandControlUFU 8 ай бұрын

Following Russian example

@danarchist74 8 ай бұрын

Hmm??? Who has started wars over literal oil? It wasn't China, and it wasn't Russia. Oh Yeah! It's the United States, you know the world's largest terrorist organization.

@stevenbaksh5545 8 ай бұрын

Chinese are everywhere I would say more Russian backed the Chinese have investments in Guyana as well

@danarchist74 8 ай бұрын

@stevenbaksh5545 again, who started a literal war over oil? Can you remind me again. Psst it wasn't China or Russia.

@stevenbaksh5545 8 ай бұрын

@@danarchist74 sure we all know who it is but for now this has little to do with them but if Venezuela is feeling froggy I am sure they will see them.

@Slay227-zh8zo 8 ай бұрын

🇺🇸🦅

@lorettanarain445 8 ай бұрын

Celebrating a Defeat!!

@carlo2894 8 ай бұрын

Another problem.

@Mrqwerty2109 8 ай бұрын

Up next: North Korea votes to annex South Korea.

@barrydelisle4453 8 ай бұрын

Guyana 🇬🇾 has the Commonwealth on its side

@herluisalvarado8366 8 ай бұрын

But Venezuela have the Latin American countries from our side too!

@LePhil79 8 ай бұрын

Just like Argentina had Latin American support when they last tried to invade a Commonwealth territory. Argentinian troops surrendered after 2 months...@@herluisalvarado8366

@thechosenone547 8 ай бұрын

@@herluisalvarado8366Which means nothing when America and Brazil is on Guyana’s side

@herluisalvarado8366 8 ай бұрын

@@thechosenone547 Brazil isn't totally on Guyana side because Lula also is Maduro friend and Brazilians still upset on Piarara question more than 100 years later.

@global.citizens 8 ай бұрын

russia's influence

@danleonhart1 8 ай бұрын

Gotta be Rigonomics! Or how the heck they came up with 95% when all the polling stations barely had any voters??

@Ronaldoluiznazario 8 ай бұрын

95% really? This reminds me of the times when Sadam Hussein used to win elections with 98-99% of the votes in Irak!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤡🤡🤡🤡

@luiscosta9018 8 ай бұрын

And that’s what led his demise.

@judyrobella2845 8 ай бұрын

Essequibo belongs to Guyana. Venezuela did not let us do anything. This guy really needs to do his research.

@franny5295 8 ай бұрын

So, nobody's respecting anybody's boundaries now huh... the whole world has lost its mind...

@GOPCyberPRTeam 8 ай бұрын

Oil rich nation in trouble??? *U.S. Freedom has entered the chat*

@edsafo4295 8 ай бұрын

No mientan, los venezolanos NO se están robando ni un metro cuadrado de Guyana, solo están reclamando el Esequibo el cual es históricamente parte de Venezuela.

@ItsAVolcano 8 ай бұрын

Venezuelans have been taught since childhood that Essequibo has always been "stolen land." This is basically a repeat of Argentina and the Falklands.

@ATRAIN401 8 ай бұрын

Latin America has never had a problem like this since the Paraguayan government under Francisco Lopez

@larissamello374 8 ай бұрын

There was a conflict between Peru and Ecuador in 1995 where 35 soldier died. Apart from that South America has not had any conflict. Central America on the other hand had 8 since 1945.

@herluisalvarado8366 8 ай бұрын

@@larissamello374 Also here are the 1879 war between Chile vs. Bolivia and Peru which Bolivia lost their coastline, and the Acre war between Brazil and Bolivia.

@jimmymena5536 8 ай бұрын

Simple, 95% decided to do that, so 95% should be accountable for the consequences. If there is war and certainly Venezuela will not get its way, Venezuela will be accountable for all the deaths and then the reparations that need to be paid......

@ayadhyist 8 ай бұрын

Only 2% of the people voted.

@herluisalvarado8366 8 ай бұрын

Will be dificult because we dont recognize the ICC and this organization its just a joke which only serves Western interests, plus Guyana owe money compensations to Venezuela over the ilegal posetion of Essequibo

@charisk2d808 8 ай бұрын

El 95% es mentira, los que votaron a favor no son ni el 15% el pueblo en su mayoría no apoya a Maduro, manipula como siempre los votos a su conveniencia Estás acusando a un pueblo inocente gobernado por un tirano como si ellos tuvieran voz en sus acciones

@fendan9020 8 ай бұрын

YOU GOT IT WRONG "GUYANESE ARE NOT AFRAID" MAD URO NEEDS TO BE AFRAID.

@dvferyance 8 ай бұрын

Did Guyana have any say in this referendum?

@JohnThreeSixteen918 8 ай бұрын

Poor interview...

@j.z.5678 8 ай бұрын

I had a referendum in my house to annex my neighbours property and it came back at 100% in favour with 100% turn out. Screw how they feel about it.

@gfys756 8 ай бұрын

It was always your land, anyway. Blame the Europeans for allowing your neighbor to live there 😂

@charisk2d808 8 ай бұрын

@@gfys756No apoyes al gobierno Venezolano que lo que están haciendo es horrible, no tienen el apoyo del pueblo solo sacan números ficticios para hacerle creer al mundo que tienen apoyo cuando es una total mentira

@AlejandraSabina 8 ай бұрын

Have you had a 200 year legal battle over that land?

@PMO438 8 ай бұрын

Snoop Dogg said it best: step up or get stepped on. Guyana step up.

@dangle3392 8 ай бұрын

Ever heard of Desert Storm?

@owenbeharry8478 8 ай бұрын

this correspondent is bias for the Venezuela interest.

@franciscouderq1100 8 ай бұрын

This is not going to end well. Remember the Malvinas ?

@dieglhix 8 ай бұрын

you mean the Falklands

@no_more_spamplease5121 8 ай бұрын

@@dieglhixFalklands in the Spanish language is Malvinas. Much like United Kingdom in Spanish is Reino Unido.

@dieglhix 8 ай бұрын

United Kingdom literally means Reino Unido. Falklands does not mean Malvinas because it's a proper name@@no_more_spamplease5121

@dlewis8405 8 ай бұрын

Suddenly Maduro starts looking like Manuel Noriega

@davidwhitehouse2162 8 ай бұрын

Any aggressive attempt by Maduro towards Guyana will very likely bring a load more sanctions on him and his country. I wonder what that will do to his popularity with his people, as well as the possibility of making the Venezuelan economy even worse. The consequences with rabble rousing to gain an ego boost, comes when there is no action afterwards to show purpose.

@jjgloom 8 ай бұрын

Not to mention US special forces have been training and arming Guyana military since 2022. US oil companies and the US military industrial complex may not just sit by and watch Venezuela invade one of the biggest oil reserves in the Americas without a fight.

@darkslatesky 8 ай бұрын

Got a feeling that the US companies gonna win at the end

@Flomockia 8 ай бұрын

Without a doubt

@herluisalvarado8366 8 ай бұрын

Or maybe a Russian-Chinesse one, they will be involved here too!

@LePhil79 8 ай бұрын

Russia is not able to win a war against its direct neighbour, plus they have lost warships to Ukraine that has no navy at all. Maybe they will send "thoughts and prayers" to comrade Maduro. China will do nothing (not even prayers - they are atheist).@@herluisalvarado8366

@Hovite_Wanderer 8 ай бұрын

This is deeply worrying. It will give impetus to Philippines claim over Sabah 😮

@OttoManuelCarrilloPacheco 8 ай бұрын

We Venezuelans disagree that the ICJ only takes as valid the Paris Arbitration Award of 1899 (where Venezuela was not present and additionally it was a robbery of England, which always does it at an international level due to its influence at that time and Venezuela was not, that is called Injustice). On the other hand, the Geneva Agreement, signed between Venezuela, the United Kingdom and British Guiana (today Guyana) in 1966, established a mechanism to resolve the territorial dispute. because they knew that the Paris Arbitration Award was a FRAUD

@AlejandraSabina 8 ай бұрын

Very well said, Otto.

@Boxingbrothers1974 8 ай бұрын

I’m going ask a question to my kids to claim my neighbors house 😂😂😂😂😂 If they agree then it’s ours

@demiller74 8 ай бұрын

4500 Guyanese soldiers say no.

@arthurmaciel9893 8 ай бұрын

😂😂😂 geez hope you kidding, send poor equiped and lack of training 4.500 soldiers to die with no chance to win is just ridiculous.

@wearebecomedeathstar2658 8 ай бұрын

Yeeeah. The problem is that the 109,000 Venezuelan troops and 220,000 paramilitary reservists say yes.

@RealUlrichLeland 8 ай бұрын

@@wearebecomedeathstar2658 I really doubt Guyana would fight alone if it came to war. The only reason western countries didn't send troops to Ukraine was because Russia is a nuclear power, but they would have no such reservations of sending them to fight Venezuela, especially the United States.

@demiller74 8 ай бұрын

@@wearebecomedeathstar2658 I know... maybe a whole Lotta mines would help.

@charisk2d808 8 ай бұрын

@@arthurmaciel9893Venezuela no está en condiciones para una guerra, tendrán números pero la mayoría no tienen entrenamiento formal, son milicia y dan vergüenza ajena además que sus vehículos y armas no reciben mantenimiento, no me sorprendería que un tanque se desarme en el camino (porque ya les pasó antes esa situación)

@mayconverissimo5590 8 ай бұрын

🇧🇷🐅🐆☝👨‍👩‍👦não queros conflito na América do Sul brazil está de olho

@sahadeoheeralall7522 8 ай бұрын

Where is the guyanese perspective. You have a reporter in Caracas that says Essequibo belongs to venezuela.

@juliaalexandria3352 8 ай бұрын

Maduro even looks like a criminal.

@kwabenakone8057 8 ай бұрын

If NATO can do it to Serbia and Syria why wouldn't Venezuela?🙄

@dansmaljaj3796 8 ай бұрын

what did nato annex from serbia and syria? honest question ,not provocatif✌

@macc240038 8 ай бұрын

There was a genocide happening in Serbia ! People were being gassed in Syria !! You don't see any difference ?¿??????

@Alex705AS 8 ай бұрын

@@dansmaljaj3796well USA is occupying some oilfields in Syria right now

@nFernandez380 8 ай бұрын

Colonialism is the most evil thing Europeans have done. It has started endless wars in Africa and now in the Americas. Now those same europeans are now condeming the countries who try to regain some lost potential. I feel sorry for Venezuela having Guiana stolen from them, also feel bad for Guyana for having to exsist solely from the greed and sneakiness of the British

@thcrimsnfckr9704 8 ай бұрын

Okay true colonization sucks but you can't just start wars for irredentism then they aren't any better than the Europeans in the first place if the Libyan Chad war taught us anything it's that irredentism is bad no matter who does it

@theredreceivers 8 ай бұрын

Why do you care about reverting to a border established by a colonial power then? What right did either Spain or the Netherlands or the UK have to that land? My opinion is that it should remain part of Guyana because why start a pointless war and try to redraw the maps and cause instability to try to conform to a time period when constant fighting over bits of territory was the norm?

@nFernandez380 8 ай бұрын

@theredreceivers it's something we aren't able to understand. The US hasn't lost a core state or territory but if we did I'm sure we'd be just as pissed especially if it was the result of foreign intervention.

@Alternatives_Universum 8 ай бұрын

@theredrecivers argument makes much more sense. Why start a war when you don´t agree with the way the borders were draw in the beginning anyway? Makes no sense. @@nFernandez380

@chaosXP3RT 8 ай бұрын

You cannot possibly actually believe what you just said lol

@danm94 8 ай бұрын

Feels like Maduro chugged too much Russian-made vodka.

@lucasstuart19 8 ай бұрын

Are rhere still people living in that country?

@julioduan7130 8 ай бұрын

Britain should return the territory it robbed from Venezuela to Venezuela before leaving the region. Britain should return the territory it occupied in Palestine to Palestine before leaving the region. Britain left conflicts everywhere it went to.

@danarchist74 8 ай бұрын

Ding Ding, we have a winner. Best comment I've read so far. But the West (United States) thinks EVERY oil reserve is theirs.

@Thaispla 8 ай бұрын

Before petroleum and gold was discovered, previous Venezuelan president settled an agreement that those lands wouldn't be requested by Venezuela. What has changed since then?

@Thaispla 8 ай бұрын

@@geoms6263right?

@danarchist74 8 ай бұрын

@Thaispla how did you arrive at this decision? 🤔 This wasn't stated in this "report." Also, who did it and when?

@Jeremyisthings 8 ай бұрын

Before British colonialism, none of these regions were considered independent entities. The people left in power just want more power.

@eddyr1041 8 ай бұрын

So bad.... misdirection from political trouble and corruption.... they already have enough oil. Low turn out... Such evil things todo... this is just misdirection won't solved your country oroblems

@soup100 8 ай бұрын

Ninety Five percent??? sounds like a North Korean "election"😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@kimwelch4652 8 ай бұрын

Global societal collapse. We all start fighting over resources (Oil and Water) instead of working together to avoid extinction.

@anthonytran7566 8 ай бұрын

It's all about natural resource OIL.

@otaniesa 8 ай бұрын

Venezuela: I'll take this! England: Of course you know this is war (Is a commonwealth country after all)

@riazedn4728 8 ай бұрын

DW, SHAME ON YOU. Who give you the information the include the Tigri Region which is Surinamese 🇸🇷. With Guyana? Fix your map! The new triangle/tigri region is Surinamese!! Shame on you!!!!

@dean-2248 8 ай бұрын

Take it.

@bajorjor1 8 ай бұрын

Guyana must have that music background.

@ChadSimplicio 8 ай бұрын

Instead of trying to secure more oil fields, Maduro should diversify the Venezuelan economy.

@lugoss9556 8 ай бұрын

A referendum was held in Germany in December 2023 on the annexation of the northern and western parts of France, which were previously under German military administration between May 1940 and December 1944, so the Germans now claim control of these territories. More than 95% of Germany's referendum voters approved the establishment of a new German state in the region. No one asked the French for their opinion

@AlejandraSabina 8 ай бұрын

December 2023 is... Now... Do you have your facts right?

@diollinebranderson6553 8 ай бұрын

Guyana: discovers oil Venezuela: raaaa🦅🦅🦅

@rarijos5930 8 ай бұрын

Seize? You mean invade?

@chaoticrealm777 8 ай бұрын

Can the United Nations do more than just criticize please...

@painzrt7928 8 ай бұрын

Very bold of Maduro to do that considering how close to the US he is and the fact that Russia is now rather busy. I wonder how this will play out (not well for Venezuela I assume)