Cuba and Colombia have expressed strong concern over an apparent US attack on Venezuela after several explosions were heard in the country’s capital.
The statements came on Saturday morning after several blasts in Caracas, with reports of warplanes, helicopters, and potentially drones operating over the capital.
Venezuela’s government said it was the victim of a grave military aggression by the USA, accusing Washington of striking civilian and military locations in Caracas and the nearby states of Miranda, Aragua, and La Guaira.
US President Donald Trump later confirmed that the US had carried out the attack, stating that Washington had captured and flown Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife out of the country.
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said that his nation denounces and urgently demands the reaction of the international community against the criminal attack by the USA on Venezuela.
He added that our zone of peace is being brutally assaulted. State terrorism against the brave Venezuelan people and against Our America.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro adopted a more cautious tone, saying his government was observing with deep concern the reports of explosions and unusual aerial activity recorded in recent hours in… Venezuela.
The Colombian Government rejects any unilateral military action that could aggravate the situation or put the civilian population at risk as well as the consequent escalation of tension in the region.
Former Bolivian President Evo Morales said that he strongly and unequivocally repudiates the bombing of the United States against Venezuela. It is a brutal imperialist aggression that violates its sovereignty.
All our solidarity with the Venezuelan people in resistance. Venezuela is not alone, the ex-president stated. The events come amid high tensions between Washington and Caracas.
US President Donald Trump has accused Venezuela’s government of involvement in large-scale drug trafficking, while Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has rejected the allegations as a pretext for foreign aggression and toppling his government.
The USA is subjecting Venezuela to the greatest extortion in the country’s history, Caracas’ envoy to the UN, Samuel Moncada, has said.
Russia’s envoy to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, labeled the naval blockade of Venezuela an act of aggression, cautioning that the cowboy-like conduct by Washington could lead to catastrophic consequences.
Brazil has condemned the United States military attack on Venezuela, calling the raid that captured President Nicolas Maduro a dangerous breach of sovereignty and international law that threatens to destabilize Latin America.
US special forces conducted air strikes on the oil-rich South American country and captured its president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife in an early Saturday raid.
Both have been brought back to the USA and charged with drug trafficking conspiracy – allegations that Maduro has long denied, arguing that Washington was after regime change and Venezuelan resources.
President Donald Trump declared that the USA will now run Venezuela and control its oil production until a proper transition of power, threatening to stage a second and much larger attack if Caracas refuses to cooperate.
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Most of the world called the US military action despicable.
So far gen. Grande Pendejo, head of the military, was seen driving his new Mercedes and his new girlfriend flashing an American green card.
ONLY CUBA AND COLUMBIA LASHED OUT AT U.S. ACTIONS IN VENEZUELA. OTHER CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICAN NATIONS DID NOT COMMENT. SHAMEFUL.
DID THESE OTHER NATIONS THINK THEY ARE SAFE FROM WASHINGTON ?
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Many U.S. adversaries, including some of Venezuela’s nearest neighbors, condemned the strikes, while other governments around the world called for deescalation and voiced concern for their citizens in the Latin American nation. Latin American reaction Colombia, which shares a border with Venezuela, called for urgent deescalation. It said it had “implemented steps to protect the civilian population, preserve stability on the Colombian-Venezuelan border, and promptly address any potential humanitarian or migration needs.” Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel called the operation a “criminal US attack.” He said the country denounced the attack and called for an “URGENT reaction from the international community.”… Read more »
International leaders reacted swiftly on Saturday morning as President Trump confirmed U.S. military strikes in Venezuela and announced the capture of the country’s leader, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife. Many U.S. adversaries, including some of Venezuela’s nearest neighbors, condemned the strikes, while other governments around the world called for deescalation and voiced concern for their citizens in the Latin American nation. Latin American reaction Colombia, which shares a border with Venezuela, called for urgent deescalation. It said it had “implemented steps to protect the civilian population, preserve stability on the Colombian-Venezuelan border, and promptly address any potential humanitarian or migration… Read more »