US EditionUS Allies and Adversaries Use UN Meeting to Blast Venezuela Intervention as America Defends Action
The U.S. military operation seized Maduro under narcotics charges, prompting global criticism for violating sovereignty and international law, with the Security Council convening an emergency meeting.
- On Saturday, US forces seized Nicolás Maduro and his wife in a middle-of-the-night operation in Caracas; Maduro appeared in New York court Monday, pleading not guilty to `narco-terrorism` charges.
- Kemi Badenoch told the Press Association in Pinner on Tuesday that the United States must explain its legal basis, but she said the operation was `morally` right and the transition to democracy `really matters`.
- Badenoch pointed to personal experience under military rule to explain her stance on Maduro, citing Nigeria’s dictatorship and calling Venezuela a brutal regime making life `a living hell`.
- Badenoch conceded the raid raises `serious questions about the rules-based order`, noting the US may have breached the United Nations Charter's Article 2 if no justification is provided.
- Badenoch drew a line with Greenland, saying its future belongs to Denmark and Greenland themselves, rejecting Donald Trump's threats, while Mette Frederiksen warned that force could imperil NATO.
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TRIBUNE. The American military operation in Venezuela and the arrest of President Nicolas Maduro violates the principles of the UN, analyses, in a forum in the "World", historian Chloé Maurel. However, the Security Council has reacted in a timid and cautious manner.
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