Trump announced Venezuela's awareness of Maduro's capture

US President Donald Trump said that Caracas knew about the upcoming operation to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.

Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez took the oath of office as interim president on January 5. On January 4, the Supreme Court of Venezuela recognized her as acting president.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was brought to New York Federal Court on January 5 to face charges. In court, he declared his innocence and said that he was still the president of his country. The American court agreed to schedule a visit by consular officers to Venezuela. The judge ordered Maduro to appear in court on March 17 for a hearing.

On January 5, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres announced that the United States had violated international law in Venezuela. Guterres also noted that the future of Venezuela after the US operation remains uncertain and causes great concern.

Russia's representative to the United Nations, Vasily Nebenzia, said on January 5 that the US actions were giving new impetus to neocolonialism and imperialism, rejected by the peoples of the region. He expressed the hope that international robbery would be assessed using UN mechanisms, and called for the abandonment of double standards.

On January 3, US President Donald Trump announced that the United States had successfully launched a large-scale strike against Venezuela. He noted that the President of the republic, Nicolas Maduro, and his wife, Celia Flores, were captured and taken away from the territory of the state. The Russian Foreign Ministry called on the US leadership to release Maduro.

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