US Edition'Large part' of Maduro's security team killed during U.S. raid, Venezuela's defense minister says
Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino reported that most of Maduro’s personal security team died during the U.S. raid that led to Maduro’s capture and transfer to New York.
- On Saturday, US Special Forces seized Nicolas Maduro in helicopter-borne strikes on military sites in Caracas; General Vladimir Padrino said a large part of Maduro's security team was killed.
- US officials say Maduro was removed on drug-related charges after US President Donald Trump ordered his removal, citing the 2020 indictment including narco-terrorism conspiracy.
- Images showed Nicolas Maduro blindfolded and handcuffed on Saturday, while PDVSA asked joint ventures to cut crude output amid export paralysis after a US blockade last month.
- Vice President Delcy Rodriguez has assumed interim authority with Venezuelan top court backing, while General Vladimir Padrino said the armed forces have been activated nationwide to guarantee sovereignty.
- The United Nations Security Council will convene on Monday to discuss the US attack, which Antonio Guterres called a dangerous precedent, while Russia and China criticised the most controversial intervention since the invasion of Panama 37 years ago.
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Venezuelan Armed Forces Condemn Trump's Illegal Abduction of President Maduro and 'Cold-Blooded Murder' of Venezuelans
Venezuelan Defense Minister and sectoral Vice President for Political Sovereignty, Security, and Peace Vladimir Padrino López read a statement alongside the high military command of the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB). The statement repudiated the abduction of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, First Lady Cilia Flores, denouncing that much of President Maduro’s security team, “soldiers and innocent citizens,” were “cold-bloodedly murd…
Numerous soldiers and secret services of the important ally of Cuba are deployed in Venezuela. Many were killed in the US attack and the arrest of Maduro – possibly his bodyguards.
The Chavistas go down to the square to demonstrate in front of the Palazzo Miraflores, the Minister of Defense invites to order and resume activities
Venezuela is currently facing an unprecedented political and military crisis following the US airstrike and Maduro's arrest. The Defense Minister himself has now admitted that several soldiers deployed to protect Maduro were killed in the operation.
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