Venezuela broke off diplomatic relations with Colombia. Did foreign forces provoke the breakdown of their relationship?

The relationship between Venezuela and Colombia broke down because Colombia allowed the United States to use its territory as a springboard to attack Venezuela, which led Venezuelan President Maduro to unilaterally announce the breaking of diplomatic relations with Colombia.

2065438+On February 23, 2009, on the Santander Bridge on the border between Venezuela and Colombia, opposition supporters clashed with border guards. On Saturday (February 23rd) local time, in order to break through President Maduro's blockade and bring American relief supplies into Venezuela, riots and violent incidents occurred on the borders of Venezuela, Colombia and Brazil, resulting in at least four deaths and hundreds of injuries. ? On the same day, on the border between Venezuela and Colombia, Venezuelan troops fired tear gas at opposition activists gathered in the border town of Colombia, prompting some Venezuelan border guards to defect and surrender to Colombia. Maduro has a tough attitude towards the gradual use of relief supplies by the United States and Guaido, accusing the United States of "humanitarian assistance" to prepare for military intervention.

Venezuelan Vice President Rodriguez announced on the evening of 22 nd that the Venezuelan government decided to temporarily close the Simon Bolí var International Bridge, Santander Bridge and Union Bridge on the border between Venezuela and Colombia due to Colombia's continued illegal threat to Venezuela's peace. US security adviser Bolton sent a tweet accusing Maduro of his actions to stop American materials, and he threatened that US sanctions against the Committee would be further escalated.

The relationship between Venezuela and Colombia broke down because the United States tried to forcibly cross the border between Venezuela and Colombia by using the interface for transporting relief supplies, which caused the dissatisfaction of Venezuelan President Maduro.