The Union of Young Communists (UJC) today, in a statement, denounced the military aggression carried out in the early morning by the United States against Venezuela.

The text, published by the First Secretary of the organization's National Committee, Meyvis Estévez, states that the United States Government perpetrated state terrorism against the Venezuelan people and the region, declared a Zone of Peace since 2014.

It asserts that the "Trump Corollary" is claiming Venezuelan lives; without shame and under false pretexts, it violates the peace and tranquility of the entire region.

On behalf of the new generations, the UJC denounces and urgently demands a reaction from the international community: "Acts of barbarism against the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Venezuela cannot go unpunished."

The statement recalls that Cuba has systematically warned and denounced the grave threat of the US Government's military deployment against Venezuela, and today they have directly attacked the Venezuelan people, against civilians and military personnel.

"We will not be passive witnesses to the old imperial script written in blood in Latin America. We will not normalize the barbarism against the brother people of Venezuela," it emphasizes.

It adds that the aggression flagrantly violates the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter and International Law; it is an affront to the self-determination and sovereignty of the Venezuelan people.

"Cuban youth, forged in struggle and resistance, are on the side of Venezuela. We accompany the Venezuelan people and youth who mobilize in the streets and on social networks, who defend the Great Homeland with Bolivarian dignity. We see in them the children of Chávez. Their struggle is also ours," states the UJC.

Furthermore, it highlights that Cuban youth are on the side of the homeland of Simón Bolívar and Hugo Chávez, as defenders of peace.

"Together, with a young and rebellious soul, we promise you to always be loyal to the brotherhood between our nations. Always loyal to Fidel Castro and to Chávez," concludes the text.