Name: How a Venezuelan Border Bridge Became a Geopolitical Flashpoint | NYT News
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Two shipping containers and a truck trailer

And rival governments have spun it for their own gain.

“And the people who put those containers there —

They were put there by the Venezuelan government

The message? Venezuela  will block any U.S. aid

But the thing is, none of this is exactly as it seems.

Let's start with this building: a warehouse in Colombia

The Americans are supporting Juan Guaidó.

He's trying to oust Venezuela's president,

and the U.S. aid is supposed to be part of that support.

and here's the bridge with the containers and trailer,

from meddling outsiders. From the U.S. perspective,

they're preventing aid from reaching the needy.

Here's why neither of these perspectives is quite true.

The bridge was finished in 2016, but because of a dispute between

Colombia and Venezuela, the border crossing was never opened.

It was built by Colombia to help stop smuggling.

we can see there's two other bridges close by.

But they're open — about 30,000 people pass through each day.

Why couldn't aid just be delivered on these bridges?

And Venezuela restricts what can be brought over them.

So in reality, there was never a possibility

Some aid groups accuse the U.S. and opposition leaders

using the aid as a tool to pressure Maduro.

Most recently, there have been plans for opposing concerts

at either end of the bridge, each designed

to rally Venezuelans — and the world — to their causes.

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