Photos: Aftermath of US attack on Venezuela’s La Carlota air base
US now deciding what’s next for Venezuela, says Trump
Trump has said he watched the operation “like I was watching a television show” … noting the “speed” and the “violence” of the raid.
He said the US is now deciding what’s next for Venezuela after Maduro’s capture.
He said the US will be “very strongly involved” in Venezuela’s oil industry, adding that “we have the greatest oil companies in the world, the biggest, the greatest, and we’re going to be very much involved in it.”
Trump said the raid was a “signal we’re not going to be pushed around”.
Maduro was captured from a highly guarded “fortress”, adding that a “couple of guys were hit, but they came back, and they’re supposed to be in pretty good shape”.
He said the US will not allow anyone to take over where Maduro “left off”.
Trump says the US will look at whether the leader of the opposition should lead, but acknowledged, right now, they have a vice president in charge.
UN chief says US attacks carry ‘worrying implications’
A spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has released a statement expressing deep “alarm” about the “escalation” in Venezuela, including potential breaches of international law.
The latest US attacks on Venezuela “carry potential worrying implications for the region,” said Stephane Dujarric.
“Independently of the situation in Venezuela, these developments constitute a dangerous precedent.”
Dujarric said Guterres “continues to emphasise the importance of full respect – by all – of international law, including the UN Charter. He’s deeply concerned that the rules of international law have not been respected.”
Brazil’s Lula says US crossed ‘unacceptable line’
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has denounced the US for committing a “serious affront” to Venezuela’s sovereignty that threatens regional peace.
“The bombings in Venezuelan territory and the capture of its president cross an unacceptable line,” Lula wrote in a post on X, saying they threaten “the preservation of the region as a zone of peace”.
He said the US attacks recall “the worst moments of interference in the politics of Latin America and the Caribbean” and urged the UN to “respond vigorously”.
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