Nicolas Maduro's tight grip on Venezuela shaken loose by Trump blitz
U.S. forces conducted strikes to disrupt narcotics trafficking and pressure Maduro's regime amid Venezuelan demands for proof of life and a declared state of emergency.
- The Venezuelan vice president, Rodríguez, condemned the U.S. operation as a violation of international law, but did not declare herself acting president.
- Legal experts debated whether Venezuela's constitutional succession scenario would apply given the extraordinary U.S. military intervention and the government's lack of popular legitimacy.
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Nicolas Maduro's last act as Venezuelan President was a meeting with Chinese officials — watch video
Hours before the US launched Operation Absolute Resolve on Donald Trump's orders, Nicolas Maduro was seen on state television meeting Qiu Xiaoqi, a special representative on Latin American affairs of the Xi Jinping-led Chinese government.
Hugo Belize, editor of CNN Portugal, says that American intervention in Venezuela revealed the "fragility of the military regime" of Nicolas Maduro, which began at the end of the 20th century by Hugo Chávez.
US President Donald Trump has just announced that Washington has successfully carried out a large-scale attack on Venezuela and its leadership.
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