Venezuela Showdown Nears as Guaido Sets a Date for Food Caravans
- Year’s third demonstration against Maduro begins in Caracas
- Assembly leader uses stalled supplies as a political wedge
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Thousands of volunteers will organize relief caravans that will enter a starving Venezuela on Feb. 23, National Assembly leader Juan Guaido said Tuesday, setting up a direct confrontation with President Nicolas Maduro.
Truckloads of food and medicine have been piling up for days just over the Colombian border after Maduro barricaded entry points, contending that the shipments are meant to humiliate and undermine him. By rallying supporters around a firm date to confront Maduro’s forces, Guaido is trying to accelerate his three-week push to oust the autocrat and pave the way for new elections.