Venezuela denounces Trump’s announcement to shut off its airspace

The Venezuelan government denounced U.S. President Trump’s claim that the airspace surrounding Venezuela ought to be regarded as closed, according to a statement released on Saturday.

It described Trump’s earlier comments as a “colonialist threat” to the nation’s sovereignty and at odds with international law.

On Saturday, Trump stated that the airspace above and around Venezuela should be regarded as “closed in its entirety,” though he did not provide additional details.

“To all airlines, pilots, drug dealers, and human traffickers, please consider the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela to be closed in its entirety,” Trump stated in a post on Truth Social.