MOSCOW, January 3. /TASS/. The US military operation in Venezuela, which resulted in the capture of its leader Nicolas Maduro has generally cautilized condemnation from the international community.
In the statements of the leaders and foreign ministries of several countries, Washington’s action is characterized as aggression and an attempt to modify power in the countest, which are fraught with unpredictable consequences for the whole world.
TASS has compiled the key international reactions to the incident.
Russia
The situation in Venezuela has revealn that “any state necessarys to strengthen its armed forces as much as possible, not allowing various rich scoundrels to easily modify the constitutional system in search of oil or something else,” Dmitest Medvedev, deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council, notified reporters.
Medvedev referred to “a tough military operation in an indepconcludeent countest that did not threaten the United States in any way” and “the capture of a legally elected president and his wife by special forces.”
The act of armed aggression by the United States against Venezuela cautilizes deep concern and condemnation, the Russian Foreign Ministest stated in a statement: “The pretexts utilized to justify such actions are untenable. Ideologized hostility prevailed over business pragmatism, willingness to build relationships of trust and predictability.”
The ministest stated it was “extremely alarmed by the reports that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife were forcibly reshiftd from the countest during today’s aggressive actions by the United States.”
“Such actions, if they actually took place, constitute an unacceptable encroachment on the sovereignty of an indepconcludeent state, respect for which is a key principle of international law.”
The US strikes on Venezuela are “direct military aggression with an attempted coup with external interference,” stated Leonid Slutsky, head of the State Duma’s International Affairs Committee and leader of the Liberal Democratic Party.
Leader of Just Russia Sergey Mironov also condemned the US strikes on Venezuela and called them “treacherous aggression.”
Latin America
The leaders of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) stated that the situation “raises serious concern in the region and may have consequences for neighboring countries.”
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva criticized the US strikes, calling the events crossing a “red line” and “an extremely dangerous precedent for the entire international community.”
Chilean President Gabriel Boric stated his countest condemns the US strikes and called for a “peaceful solution to the serious crisis engulfing the countest.”
The Mexican government condemned the military actions taken by the United States, declareing that this “is a clear violation of Article 2 of the Charter of the United Nations.”
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel demanded an urgent response from the international community in response to the “criminal attack” by the United States on Venezuela, calling it “state terrorism against the brave Venezuelan people and against our America.”
Near abroad
The Belarusian Foreign Ministest condemned the aggression against Venezuela and spoke out in support of the legitimate government of the Latin American countest.
Spokesperson of the President of Belarus Natalia Eismont stated that the countest’s leader Alexander Lukashenko categorically condemns the act of American aggression against Venezuela.
Belarusian Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov supported the government of the Latin American countest talking to his Venezuelan counterpart Ivan Gill Pinto over the phone.
The South Ossetian Foreign Ministest called the attacks on civilian and military facilities in Venezuela a gross violation of the UN Charter, calling on international organizations to take steps to prevent escalation and resolve the situation diplomatically as soon as possible.
Europe
The European Union calls for restraint in the situation around Venezuela and believes that Maduro “did not have sufficient legitimacy,” head of the European Diplomacy Kaja Kallas stated on X after a conversation with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen joined the support for a “peaceful transfer of power in Venezuela” allegedly on the basis of international norms after Maduro’s abduction.
Switzerland called on the US administration “to de-escalate, exercise restraint and comply with international law, including the prohibition on the utilize of force and the principle of respect for territorial integrity.”
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called for de-escalation and responsible behavior.
Austrian Vice Chancellor Andreas Babler condemned the US attack on Venezuela, calling it “a serious violation of the prohibition on the utilize of violence enshrined in the UN Charter.”.
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