Top Venezuelan Official Calls International Community To 'Organize And Defend Our Country' From U.S. 'Aggression'

Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello said the regime will take all international help it can get to counter what he described as an "aggression" from the United States.

"If we haven't made the call publicly to the peoples of the world to organize and defend our country, I take advantage of this moment to do it now. Venezuela is under aggression, so all help you can give will be welcome. You will be welcomed like brothers," Cabello said.

Cabello went on to say that "military forces from this America" have "sent messages" offering support. He did not specify which countries he was referring to.

"We have received (messages) from military forces from countries whose governments are not necessarily close to us," he added. "So indigenous people and military and police forces from other countries will come to Venezuela to support this nation," Cabello said.

Authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro has also called on Indigenous peoples across South America to organize "brigades" to defend the country.

Speaking Sunday during a ceremony marking the Day of Indigenous Resistance, which replaced Columbus Day, Maduro urged unity among what he called "the popular, military, and police forces" to protect national sovereignty amid heightened tensions with Washington.

"The order is given: to win peace and exercise permanent sovereignty in our territory and seas," Maduro said at the National Pantheon in Caracas, where he was joined by delegations of Indigenous communities. Wearing a colorful feathered headdress, he declared: "we are an indestructible people, preparing to win peace — peace with freedom, sovereignty, and independence."

The Venezuelan leader claimed to have received letters from Indigenous groups across Latin America offering to "fight" alongside Venezuela should the U.S. launch a military offensive. "If you want peace, prepare to win peace with unity," he said. Maduro ordered the expansion of Indigenous militia structures across the country, saying they were "ready to fight for the Republic."

Another report quoted insiders claiming that Maduro won't relinquish power despite increased pressure. Speaking to Spanish outlet El Pais, one people with knowledge of the regime's thinking said "Maduro is not going anywhere." "Maduro has practically no other fate than resisting whatever comes and waiting for Trump to hesitate," the person added.