US EditionRussia harshly criticizes US attack on Venezuela, capture of Maduro
Russia denounces U.S. strikes and reported capture of Venezuelan President Maduro, warning of escalation and calling for respect of international law amid regional tensions.
- President Donald Trump said early this morning that he announced a successful overnight strike against Venezuela, claiming Maduro and Cilia Flores had been captured and flown out.
- U.S. law enforcement cooperation, Trump said, framed the operation citing Maduro's 2020 drug indictment and the reward increase from $15 million to $50 million.
- Imagery and reports show large fires at the main port and strikes across northern Venezuela including the port of La Guaira, and the Federal Aviation Administration closed Venezuelan airspace to U.S. aircraft.
- The U.S. Embassy in Caracas urged shelter-in-place after Venezuela declared a national emergency and denounced the strikes, while U.S. officials said Maduro would face U.S. trial if captured.
- No official U.S. agency confirmation has appeared and Venezuelan state media has not acknowledged the claim, leaving Maduro's whereabouts unconfirmed in this developing story.
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No injuries to Japanese nationals had been confirmed in Venezuela as of Saturday night after the U.S. military carried out attacks there, according to the Japanese Foreign Ministry.
The attack on Venezuela is one of the most extraordinary missions in US history: On Saturday evening, the White House announced how it managed to capture Venezuela's head of state Nicolas Maduro and his wife. Preparations took several months. In the days and immediately before his capture, a carrier in the Venezuelan government had kept the U.S. intelligence agency CIA informed of Maduro's location, as US media reported. The White House had rece…
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