crisis with its easterly neighbour

Yet mistrust of Venezuelan intentions vis-à-vis the Guyana-Venezuela border dispute runs deep, as Caracas continues to take steps that fly in the face of international law and diplomatic norms. In its bid to foment a border crisis with its easterly neighbour, Venezuela continues to up the ante. In the wake of a serious border-related provocation it instigated earlier this month, Caracas dubbed President Ali the ‘Caribbean’s Zelenskyy’. The wider backdrop: The Essequibo subnational region is the centrepiece of Guyana-Venezuela relations, constituting the epicentre of the long-running border dispute between these two countries สล็อต