Supporters of President Nicolás Maduro march in Venezuela amid tensions with the US

Описание: (26 Nov 2025)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Caracas, Venezuela - 25 Nov 2025
1. Various of government supporters marching
2. Various of President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro marching
3. Various of Maduro receiving replica of Simón Bolívar's sword
4. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Nicolas Maduro, President of Venezuela:
“There is no excuse for anyone to fail at this decisive moment for the existence of the Republic, no excuse. For anyone, whether civilian, politician, military, or police. Let no one make excuses. Failure is not an option. The homeland demands it! Our greatest effort and sacrifice. And with (Simon) Bolívar, I come to say that if the homeland demands it, the homeland will have our lives, if necessary.”
5. Various of Maduro talking, holding sword
6. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Nicolas Maduro, President of Venezuela:
"We must be capable of defending every inch of this blessed land from any imperialist threat or aggression, wherever it comes from and whenever it comes. Alert, alert!
7. Various of Maduro talking, with hand raised while holding sword
8. Maduro saying goodbye, music playing
STORYLINE:
Carrying their national flags, supporters of the Venezuelan government marched on Tuesday through the streets of southwestern Caracas in support of President Nicolás Maduro and to commemorate the nineteenth-century independence struggles.

It comes amid rising tensions with the United States which Venezuela has accused of planning a military attack to provoke regime change in the South American nation.

“We must be ready to defend every inch of this blessed land from any imperialist threat or aggression, no matter where it comes from,” Maduro said, dressed in camouflage fatigues, at the Venezuelan Military Academy after joining the final stretch of the so-called “civic-military-police” mobilization.

“Failure is not an option,” he added.

Since September, U.S. military forces have been conducting a series of strikes against vessels suspected of drug trafficking in international waters of the international waters of the Caribbean and the Pacific Ocean, including several boats that, Washington claims, departed from Venezuela. At least 80 people have died.

The Trump administration said the naval deployment is aimed at combating threats from Latin American drug cartels.

Maduro described the deployment as an assault on the nation’s sovereignty and part of an effort to overthrow him.

AP video by Andry Rincon

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