Trump backs Maduro loyalist over Venezuela opposition leader
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The Mexican government released an official statement “strongly” condemning the attack, saying the U.S. was “in clear violation” of the United Nations Charter.
Leaders in Greenland, Mexico and Colombia are asserting their respective nations' sovereignty and pushing back on pressure from Washington after it removed Nicolás Maduro from power in Venezuela over the weekend.
Venezuela’s interim leader, Delcy Rodríguez, declared today that the country remained under the control of officials who rose to power under Nicolás Maduro’s authoritarian regime — directly contradicting President Trump. “The government of Venezuela runs our country,” Rodríguez said. “No one else. There is no external agent governing Venezuela.”
Leaders around the world have responded with a mix of condemnation and support to the US capture of Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro. Following a large-scale strike on Venezuela on Saturday, Maduro and his wife were captured by US forces and removed from the country. The pair have been indicted on drug charges in New York.
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Though some countries applauded the U.S. action, nations across globe condemned the U.S. attack on Venezuela. Some wondered which country might be targeted next.
Russia and China are seeing red over the US military’s capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro and his wife, condemning the large-scale strike on the oil-rich, South American nation was
President Trump’s shocking operation capturing Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife polarized the international community on Saturday. Exiled opposition figures welcomed the overthrow
His comments came after the Danish leader, together with Greenland’s prime minister and other European leaders, firmly rejected Trump’s renewed call for the island to come under U.S. control in the aftermath of the weekend U.S. military operation in Venezuela.
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