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Venezuela’s Defence Minister Vladimir Padrino López is dismissing as “fake news” reports circulating on social media and in regional outlets that two senior Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) generals had deserted.
Appearing in a video released on his official accounts on Saturday, Padrino López stood alongside Air Force General Pedro Rafael Suárez Caballero and Brigadier General Bitner Villegas to demonstrate that both officers remain in active service. “In Venezuela, there is no desertion, and patriotic morale is abundant as we prepare to defend the country against any external threat,” Padrino López declared. He said the claims were part of a “psychological war” waged by far-right groups seeking to destabilise Venezuela’s institutions and armed forces.
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