EAI brief: Venezuelan National Guard (FANB) to defend Venezuelan coasts “inch by inch”

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 27.Oct.2025, Words: 205) — Venezuela’s Minister of Defense Vladimir Padrino López criticized the US government for not accepting the legacy of Supreme Commander Hugo Chávez and his Bolivarian project, which he said promoted a zone of peace in the region.

Padrino López also indicated on 27 Oct. 2025 during a discussion broadcast on Venezuelan television that Venezuelan Armed Forces will continue their work alongside the Bolivarian Militia to guarantee peace in the Caribbean country.