"But a day after the extraordinary US capture and rendition of Venezuela's leader, Nicolas Maduro, there was an air of uncertainty over what comes next. On the Venezuelan side of the bridge, a member of the Bolivarian national guard said that his instructions from the military top brass had not changed. It's a bit tense but we have been given no new orders, he said."
"That sentiment applies in Colombia too, where the leftwing president, Gustavo Petro, called the US action an assault on the sovereignty of Latin America, which would lead to a humanitarian crisis. Over the past 15 years, more than 2 million Venezuelans have fled hunger, political repression and economic crisis at home to seek refuge in the neighbouring country, and the prospect of further destabilisation has worried Colombian leaders."
At the Simon Bolivar International Bridge foot and vehicle traffic continued normally across the Venezuela–Colombia border. A day after the US capture and rendition of Venezuela's leader there was uncertainty, yet Bolivarian national guard members reported no change to orders from military leadership. A commanding officer abruptly ended a reporter's conversation and tore a notebook page before directing her back to Colombia. Donald Trump said the US would run the country during an indeterminate transition, but those claims had not reached the border region. Colombian president Gustavo Petro labelled the US action an assault on sovereignty and warned of humanitarian consequences, prompting reinforced security for Colombia's president.
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