Earlier this week, a US source confirmed that three Aegis-class guided missile destroyers were heading to international waters off the South American country. US media reported that 4,000 Marines could also be deployed.
"What they're threatening to do against Venezuela – regime change, a military terrorist attack – is immoral, criminal and illegal," Maduro told lawmakers, according to AFP.
"This is a matter of peace, of international law, for Latin America and the Caribbean.
"Anyone who commits an act of aggression against a country in Latin America is attacking all countries."
Maduro said this week that he would be deploying 4.5 million militia members across Venezuela in response to US "threats" and called for weekend rallies decrying Washington.
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