Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Friday that his country would move to a stage of "armed struggle" if it were attacked.

Maduro told troopd that while Venezuela is "still in the phase of unarmed struggle," any attack would prompt a response from "the whole people against aggression, whether local, regional or national."

Maduro made the comments during the "operational and organizational activation of the entire Bolivarian National Militia," noting that Venezuela is in an "enlistment and preparation phase."

The country will proceed with "the deployment of the defensive, training, and retraining capacities of the entire population."

During "activation days," Venezuelans will receive training to defend the country against a US military deployment.

He demanded that US President Don

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