Venezuela denounces Trump’s declaration on the closure of its airspace.

The Venezuelan government denounced US President Trump’s claim that the airspace surrounding Venezuela should be deemed blocked, according to a statement released on Saturday.

It characterized Trump’s prior remarks as a “colonialist threat” to the nation’s sovereignty and inconsistent with international law.

On Saturday, Trump declared that the airspace above and around Venezuela should be regarded as “entirely closed,” but provided no other information.

Trump stated in a Truth Social post, “To all airlines, pilots, drug traffickers, and human traffickers, please regard the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela as completely closed.”