(MENAFN- Newsroom Panama) Dictator Nicolás Maduro attacked U.S. Secretary of State Marcos Rubio during a speech at the Bolivarian Military University of Venezuela (UMBV), where he was awarded an honorary doctorate in comprehensive defense of the nation. “Venezuela today is stronger, more fulfilled, more united than ever. We have generated a powerful national unity, and together we must continue to win peace. We must continue to win the right to life, to the greatest possible happiness,” he said. In singling out Rubio, Maduro insisted that Venezuela“is not a relevant country in drug trafficking” and congratulated the Strategic Command for its operational efforts against drugs. “It's a success of a policy, a strategy, and a morality.

They've even tried to accuse us in vulgar ways. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, with his indecency and immorality, has said that the Venezuelan barracks are the epicenter of drug trafficking.” “As constitutional commander-in-chief of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces, I reject and repudiate Marco Rubio's statements and stand up for the morale of our soldiers, their morale, their ethics, their honesty, their admirable discipline. A false narrative, a seven-week military escalation, a psychological war that has made us even stronger,” Maduro added. He concluded by saying that Venezuela is neither a backyard nor a colony of American imperialism.

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