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President Donald Trump said the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela should be considered closed, but the United States did not formally close Venezuelan airspace or announce an enforceable no-fly zone. The statement intensified pressure on Nicolás Maduro while leaving airlines, lawyers, and officials to sort out what, if anything, it meant in practice.
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President Donald Trump said the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela should be considered closed, but the United States did not formally close Venezuelan airspace or announce an enforceable no-fly zone. The statement intensified pressure on Nicolás Maduro while leaving airlines, lawyers, and officials to sort out what, if anything, it meant in practice.
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President Donald Trump said the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela should be considered closed, but the United States did not formally close Venezuelan airspace or announce an enforceable no-fly zone. The statement intensified pressure on Nicolás Maduro while leaving airlines, lawyers, and officials to sort out what, if anything, it meant in practice.
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