BREAKING NEWS • COLOMBIA SENDS 25,000 SOLDIERS TO HELP DEFEND VENEZUELA
🇨🇴🇻🇪 “Our land, we guard it, we care for it, and we protect it—we Venezuelans and Colombians, united for peace, prosperity, and sovereignty.”
Nicolás Maduro thanks Colombian President Gustavo Petro for sending 25,000 soldiers to the Catatumbo border.
🇨🇴🇻🇪 "Our land, we guard it, we care for it, and we protect it—we Venezuelans and Colombians, united for peace, prosperity, and sovereignty."
Nicolás Maduro thanks Colombian President Gustavo Petro for sending 25,000 soldiers to the Catatumbo border. pic.twitter.com/O0McqsMC2W
— DD Geopolitics (@DD_Geopolitics) August 29, 2025
“El crimen inundado por todo Colombia, colombianos atemorizados, soldados secuestrados, extorsiones, bombas y atentados por todas las ciudades. Pero Petro envía 25,000 hombres a la frontera con Venezuela, para respaldar al Cartel de los Soles.”
“Crime flooding all of Colombia, terrified Colombians, kidnapped soldiers, extortions, bombs and attacks in all the cities. But Petro sends 25,000 men to the border with Venezuela, to back the Cartel of the Suns.”
El crimen inundado por todo Colombia, colombianos atemorizados, soldados secuestrados, extorsiones, bombas y atentados por todas las ciudades. Pero Petro envía 25,000 hombres a la frontera con Venezuela, para respaldar al Cartel de los Soles.
— Amalia Salgado Romero (@AmaliaSalgadoR) August 29, 2025
The video features Nicolás Maduro, the President of Venezuela, expressing gratitude to Colombian President Gustavo Petro for deploying 25,000 soldiers to the Catatumbo region, a border area known for its strategic importance and ongoing conflicts involving armed groups like the EPL and ELN. This deployment signifies a rare moment of cooperation between the two nations, which have historically had tense relations, especially since the border was closed by Venezuela in May 2025, only to be reopened recently.
Maduro’s speech emphasizes a shared national identity and historical ties, referencing a common flag and the legacy of Simón Bolívar, while also highlighting the coordination of the “Binational Frontier Zone Number One” for sovereignty, peace, and prosperity. This rhetoric aligns with Petro’s progressive policies and his efforts to restore diplomatic relations with Venezuela, despite criticisms from other Colombian political figures who view Venezuela as a dictatorship.
The context of this cooperation is underscored by the Catatumbo region’s vulnerability, with over 40,000 residents displaced due to conflict and the area serving as a critical entry point for Venezuelan migrants fleeing economic crisis. The presence of such a large military force could be seen as an attempt to stabilize the region, but it also raises questions about the long-term implications for border security and the influence of external powers, given the U.S. Embassy’s warnings about travel to Venezuela due to ongoing issues like crime and political instability.