Nicolás Maduro jailed in New York after he was captured in US attack on Venezuela – live
Nicolás Maduro is expected to make an initial appearance in Manhattan federal court on Monday, according to officialsFull report: Trump says US will ‘run’ VenezuelaExplained: Is there legal justification for the US attack on Venezuela?Malaysia’s prime minister Anwar Ibrahim said he is following the developments in Venezuela with “concern” and said the US attack on the Latin American country was “unusual” in its “scope and nature”.‘“Such actions constitute a clear violation of international law and amount to an unlawful use of force against a sovereign state,” he wrote in a post on X.President Maduro and his wife must be released without any undue delay. Whatever may be the reasons, the forcible removal of a sitting head of government through external action sets a dangerous precedent.It erodes fundamental restraints on the use of power between states and weakens the legal framework that underpins international order. It is for the people of Venezuela to determine their own political future.China said the US should immediately release Maduro and his wife and resolve the situation in Venezuela through negotiation. The country’s foreign ministry said their deportation violated international law and norms.Russia demanded for the US to “reconsider its position and release the legally elected president of the sovereign country and his wife”.Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said the US bombing and capture attack crossed “an unacceptable line” and represented “a grave affront to Venezuela’s sovereignty and yet another extremely dangerous precedent for the entire international community.”Philippines urged “concerned parties” to avoid actions that could further escalate tensions, with the country’s foreign affairs spokesperson quoted as having said Manila is closely monitoring the “evolving” situation in Venezuela.Colombian President Gustavo Petro - whose country neighbours Venezuela - called the US action an “assault on the sovereignty” of Latin America which would lead to a humanitarian crisis.Mexico, which Donald Trump has also threatened with military force over drug trafficking, said the US military operation “seriously jeopardises regional stability”.Cuba, a strong ally of Venezuela, denounced “state terrorism against the brave Venezuelan people”.Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez said the intervention “violates international law and pushes the region toward a horizon of uncertainty and militarism”.German chancellor Friedrich Merz said that Maduro had “led his country to ruin”, but called the US action legally “complex”.Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni - a Trump ally - argued the US military action in Venezuela was “legitimate” and “defensive”.France said the US operation undermined international law. The country’s president, Emmanuel Macron, called for 2004 presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia to lead a political transition.The UK prime minister Keir Starmer said: “We regarded Maduro as an illegitimate President and we shed no tears about the end of his regime. I reiterated my support for international law this morning.”Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, an ally of Trump, posted on social media in the early hours: “Liberty advances! Long live Liberty!” while Ecuador’s president, Daniel Noboa, said “time was coming for all the narco-Chávista criminals”. Continue reading...
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Nicolás Maduro is expected to make an initial appearance in Manhattan federal court on Monday, according to officials
Full report: Trump says US will ‘run’ Venezuela
Explained: Is there legal justification for the US attack on Venezuela?
Malaysia’s prime minister Anwar Ibrahim said he is following the developments in Venezuela with “concern” and said the US attack on the Latin American country was “unusual” in its “scope and nature”.
‘“Such actions constitute a clear violation of international law and amount to an unlawful use of force against a sovereign state,” he wrote in a post on X.
President Maduro and his wife must be released without any undue delay. Whatever may be the reasons, the forcible removal of a sitting head of government through external action sets a dangerous precedent.
It erodes fundamental restraints on the use of power between states and weakens the legal framework that underpins international order. It is for the people of Venezuela to determine their own political future.
China said the US should immediately release Maduro and his wife and resolve the situation in Venezuela through negotiation. The country’s foreign ministry said their deportation violated international law and norms.
Russia demanded for the US to “reconsider its position and release the legally elected president of the sovereign country and his wife”.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said the US bombing and capture attack crossed “an unacceptable line” and represented “a grave affront to Venezuela’s sovereignty and yet another extremely dangerous precedent for the entire international community.”
Philippines urged “concerned parties” to avoid actions that could further escalate tensions, with the country’s foreign affairs spokesperson quoted as having said Manila is closely monitoring the “evolving” situation in Venezuela.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro - whose country neighbours Venezuela - called the US action an “assault on the sovereignty” of Latin America which would lead to a humanitarian crisis.
Mexico, which Donald Trump has also threatened with military force over drug trafficking, said the US military operation “seriously jeopardises regional stability”.
Cuba, a strong ally of Venezuela, denounced “state terrorism against the brave Venezuelan people”.
Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez said the intervention “violates international law and pushes the region toward a horizon of uncertainty and militarism”.
German chancellor Friedrich Merz said that Maduro had “led his country to ruin”, but called the US action legally “complex”.
Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni - a Trump ally - argued the US military action in Venezuela was “legitimate” and “defensive”.
France said the US operation undermined international law. The country’s president, Emmanuel Macron, called for 2004 presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia to lead a political transition.
The UK prime minister Keir Starmer said: “We regarded Maduro as an illegitimate President and we shed no tears about the end of his regime. I reiterated my support for international law this morning.”
Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, an ally of Trump, posted on social media in the early hours: “Liberty advances! Long live Liberty!” while Ecuador’s president, Daniel Noboa, said “time was coming for all the narco-Chávista criminals”.
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