Havana accused Washington of imperialism, state terrorism, and violating the UN Charter, blaming the attack on a bid to control Venezuela’s resources and warning the assault threatens regional and global peace.
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Tuesday, January 06, 2026
“Imperialist and Fascist”: Cuba Accuses US of Kidnapping Maduro, Waging State Terrorism | AC1G
Jan 5, 2026 | Cuba delivered a blistering response at the UN Security Council after U.S. strikes in Venezuela and the capture of President Nicolás Maduro.
Havana accused Washington of imperialism, state terrorism, and violating the UN Charter, blaming the attack on a bid to control Venezuela’s resources and warning the assault threatens regional and global peace.
Havana accused Washington of imperialism, state terrorism, and violating the UN Charter, blaming the attack on a bid to control Venezuela’s resources and warning the assault threatens regional and global peace.
Europe’s Failure to Condemn Trump’s Illegal Aggression in Venezuela Isn’t Just Wrong – It’s Stupid
THE GUARDIAN — OPINION: The more European countries act as colonies, unable and unwilling to stand up to Trump, the more they’ll be treated as such
A screenshot taken from this article. | A protest against the capture of Nicolás Maduro in front of the US embassy in Madrid, Spain, 4 January 2026. Photograph: Olmo Blanco/Getty Images
There is no two without a three, as we say in Italian. After their complicit silence on Israel’s war crimes in Gaza and their tacit acceptance of the US/Israel attack on Iran, Europeans now hesitate to condemn the US’s audacious military operation to bring about regime change in Venezuela. With few notable exceptions – such as Spain, the Netherlands and Norway – most European leaders have fudged their response. Spain, in fact, has acted without its EU partners, condemning the US attack alongside a group of Latin American countries. European governments seem unable to utter in the same breath that, although Nicolás Maduro was an illegitimate dictator, the US attack to topple him is a gross violation of international law.
The French president, Emmanuel Macron, the UK prime minister, Keir Starmer, and the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, at least made reference to international law, while emphasising that they shed no tears for the end of Maduro’s regime. Others, such as the German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, strangely talked about looking into the legality of the US military action, as if there were any doubt about its nature. Worse still, Trump-friendly Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni defined this act of external military intervention as “legitimate” self-defence against narco-trafficking.
These are all European leaders, who head liberal democracies and represent institutions that elevate multilateralism and international law as core principles. Why are they so ambiguous about such a gross violation? Even if we set global legal norms aside, does such ambiguity serve the European interest? » | Nathalie Tocci | Tuesday, January 6, 2026
Margaret Thatcher wasn’t right about everything, but she was right about the weakness of many Europeam politicians. She said they were a weak, feeble lot. Their timidity to condemn Trump for trampling over international law and kidnapping its president points to how right Thatcher was about European leaders’ propensity to be weak and feeble. — © Mark Alexander
There is no two without a three, as we say in Italian. After their complicit silence on Israel’s war crimes in Gaza and their tacit acceptance of the US/Israel attack on Iran, Europeans now hesitate to condemn the US’s audacious military operation to bring about regime change in Venezuela. With few notable exceptions – such as Spain, the Netherlands and Norway – most European leaders have fudged their response. Spain, in fact, has acted without its EU partners, condemning the US attack alongside a group of Latin American countries. European governments seem unable to utter in the same breath that, although Nicolás Maduro was an illegitimate dictator, the US attack to topple him is a gross violation of international law.
The French president, Emmanuel Macron, the UK prime minister, Keir Starmer, and the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, at least made reference to international law, while emphasising that they shed no tears for the end of Maduro’s regime. Others, such as the German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, strangely talked about looking into the legality of the US military action, as if there were any doubt about its nature. Worse still, Trump-friendly Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni defined this act of external military intervention as “legitimate” self-defence against narco-trafficking.
These are all European leaders, who head liberal democracies and represent institutions that elevate multilateralism and international law as core principles. Why are they so ambiguous about such a gross violation? Even if we set global legal norms aside, does such ambiguity serve the European interest? » | Nathalie Tocci | Tuesday, January 6, 2026
Margaret Thatcher wasn’t right about everything, but she was right about the weakness of many Europeam politicians. She said they were a weak, feeble lot. Their timidity to condemn Trump for trampling over international law and kidnapping its president points to how right Thatcher was about European leaders’ propensity to be weak and feeble. — © Mark Alexander
Trump Spirals as Invasion Blows Up in His Face
Trump and his regime have KIDNAPPED Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. This was an illegal and illegitimate action. The action broke international rules and norms. They should be released from jail forthwith. — © Mark Alexander
Monday, January 05, 2026
Jeffrey Sachs Blasts US Power Grab Over Venezuela, Maduro Capture at Historic UN Meeting
Jan 5, 2026 | Economist and UN adviser Jeffrey Sachs delivered blistering remarks at an emergency UN Security Council meeting, condemning U.S. strikes on Venezuela and the capture of Nicolas Maduro and his wife. Sachs warned of U.S. “hegemonic power grabs,” urging the Council to defend the UN Charter and international law. For more details, watch our story and subscribe to our channel, DRM News.
Jeffrey Sachs Slams US “Power Grab” Over Venezuela at UN Security Council …
Jeffrey Sachs Slams US “Power Grab” Over Venezuela at UN Security Council …
Marco Rubio Blows Trump’s Cover on Venezuelan Attack & Kidnapping
Marco Rubio doesn't look like the brightest bulb in the pack! Moreover, it’s high time for Downing Street and the Royal Family to stop arse-licking this band of criminals! — © Mark Alexander
Maduro Tells U.S. Judge He Was ‘Kidnapped’
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Nicolás Maduro, the ousted Venezuelan leader, and his wife pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking and other federal charges. “I am still president of my country,” Maduro said.
Nicolás Maduro, the ousted Venezuelan leader, insisted on Monday that he was still his country’s president and had been “kidnapped” in the U.S. military raid on Caracas that captured him and his wife two days ago. Both pleaded not guilty to charges, including drug trafficking and other crimes, in a federal courtroom in Lower Manhattan.
“I’m innocent. I’m not guilty,” Mr. Maduro said through an interpreter after Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein asked him for his plea. He continued, “I am a decent man. I am still president of my country.”
Mr. Maduro’s wife, Cilia Flores, who like her husband wore a short-sleeve navy shirt over an orange prison uniform, had a bandage on her forehead and what looked to be bruising near her right eye. She told the court that she was “not guilty, completely innocent.”
At the conclusion of the hearing, a man stood up in the gallery and told Mr. Maduro in Spanish that he would pay for his crimes. Mr. Maduro responded that he would win his freedom and declared himself “a prisoner of war.”
Their arraignment, on charges including narco-terrorism and conspiracy to import cocaine, followed a monthslong campaign by the Trump administration to drive Mr. Maduro from power. But it could be well over a year before he and his wife face trial, and Mr. Maduro’s lawyer, Barry Pollack, told the judge there were questions about the legality of his client’s “military abduction.” Venezuela Live Updates » | Benjamin Weiser, Jonah E. Bromwich, Annie Karni and Hurubie Meko | Benjamin Weiser, Jonah E. Bromwich and Hurubie Meko reported from Lower Manhattan. Annie Karni reported from Washington. | Monday, January 5, 2026
En español:
En vivo: Maduro dice ante un tribunal de EE. UU. que fue ‘secuestrado’: Nicolás Maduro, el líder derrocado de Venezuela, y su esposa se declararon no culpables de narcotráfico y otros cargos federales. El hijo de Maduro, quien también está en la acusación, pronunció un discurso desafiante el lunes ante la Asamblea Nacional venezolana. »
Nicolás Maduro, the ousted Venezuelan leader, insisted on Monday that he was still his country’s president and had been “kidnapped” in the U.S. military raid on Caracas that captured him and his wife two days ago. Both pleaded not guilty to charges, including drug trafficking and other crimes, in a federal courtroom in Lower Manhattan.
“I’m innocent. I’m not guilty,” Mr. Maduro said through an interpreter after Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein asked him for his plea. He continued, “I am a decent man. I am still president of my country.”
Mr. Maduro’s wife, Cilia Flores, who like her husband wore a short-sleeve navy shirt over an orange prison uniform, had a bandage on her forehead and what looked to be bruising near her right eye. She told the court that she was “not guilty, completely innocent.”
At the conclusion of the hearing, a man stood up in the gallery and told Mr. Maduro in Spanish that he would pay for his crimes. Mr. Maduro responded that he would win his freedom and declared himself “a prisoner of war.”
Their arraignment, on charges including narco-terrorism and conspiracy to import cocaine, followed a monthslong campaign by the Trump administration to drive Mr. Maduro from power. But it could be well over a year before he and his wife face trial, and Mr. Maduro’s lawyer, Barry Pollack, told the judge there were questions about the legality of his client’s “military abduction.” Venezuela Live Updates » | Benjamin Weiser, Jonah E. Bromwich, Annie Karni and Hurubie Meko | Benjamin Weiser, Jonah E. Bromwich and Hurubie Meko reported from Lower Manhattan. Annie Karni reported from Washington. | Monday, January 5, 2026
En español:
En vivo: Maduro dice ante un tribunal de EE. UU. que fue ‘secuestrado’: Nicolás Maduro, el líder derrocado de Venezuela, y su esposa se declararon no culpables de narcotráfico y otros cargos federales. El hijo de Maduro, quien también está en la acusación, pronunció un discurso desafiante el lunes ante la Asamblea Nacional venezolana. »
Steve Schmidt: Trump Is Gambling with American Lives
Donald Trump and his henchmen and henchwomen—the Trump regime—have turned America, a country which was once the envy of the world, into a MAFIA STATE. The corruption stinks. Moreover, Americans who aren’t superrich risk being treated like dirt. But more than this: Trump’s mafia state is already morphing into a PARIAH STATE. No wonder many sensible Americans are rushing to get out of the SHITHOLE! Further, nobody in his/her right mind would go to Trump’s America on vacation for fear of being beaten up and arrested by ICE. Even incarcerated. When the Orange One eventually carks it, it’s going to take Americans years to undo the damage he has done to the country, if they ever will be able to repair it. — © Mark Alexander
China fordert Freilassung Maduros und hält an Öl-Geschäften mit Venezuela fest
BERLINER ZEITUNG: China verschärft nach der Festnahme von Maduro den Ton gegenüber den USA. Zugleich signalisiert Peking, dass es seine Interessen in Venezuela nicht preisgeben will.
China hat nach der Festnahme von Nicolás Maduro durch US-Spezialeinheiten seine Kritik an Washington verschärft und zugleich signalisiert, dass Peking an den Beziehungen zu Venezuela festhalten will. Außenamtssprecher Lin Jian erklärte am Montag, China sei „zutiefst besorgt“ über die Festnahme Madurós und dessen Abtransport in die USA.
Das Vorgehen der USA verstoße gegen Völkerrecht, grundlegende Normen internationaler Beziehungen sowie gegen Ziele und Prinzipien der Charta der Vereinten Nationen, heißt es in einer Mitschrift des chinesischen Außenministeriums, über die unter anderem die South China Morning Post berichtet. Peking forderte die USA außerdem auf, die Sicherheit von Maduro und seiner Ehefrau zu gewährleisten und beide sofort freizulassen. » | Alexander Schmalz | Montag, 5. Januar 2026
China hat nach der Festnahme von Nicolás Maduro durch US-Spezialeinheiten seine Kritik an Washington verschärft und zugleich signalisiert, dass Peking an den Beziehungen zu Venezuela festhalten will. Außenamtssprecher Lin Jian erklärte am Montag, China sei „zutiefst besorgt“ über die Festnahme Madurós und dessen Abtransport in die USA.
Das Vorgehen der USA verstoße gegen Völkerrecht, grundlegende Normen internationaler Beziehungen sowie gegen Ziele und Prinzipien der Charta der Vereinten Nationen, heißt es in einer Mitschrift des chinesischen Außenministeriums, über die unter anderem die South China Morning Post berichtet. Peking forderte die USA außerdem auf, die Sicherheit von Maduro und seiner Ehefrau zu gewährleisten und beide sofort freizulassen. » | Alexander Schmalz | Montag, 5. Januar 2026
Au Venezuela, les chavistes organisent l’après-Maduro
LE FIGARO : RÉCIT - La succession a respecté l’ordre constitutionnel après la capture du président vénézuélien. Et les chavistes tentent désormais d’encadrer leur coopération avec l’Administration Trump.
Après la capture du président vénézuélien en pleine nuit le 3 janvier dernier, le pays se remet du choc, et les autorités chavistes toujours aux manettes organisent la succession, pour maintenir la continuité du pouvoir, surveillées de près par Washington. Des jours clefs pour le Venezuela.
« Rendez-nous notre président », criait Maritza lors d’un rassemblement de partisans du pouvoir dimanche, « nous voulons récupérer notre président, notre révolution » lançait-elle, un drapeau vénézuélien à la main. Pour elle, comme pour tous ses camarades présents, Nicolas Maduro est toujours le président du Venezuela et sa place et au Palais de Miraflores. Mais l’homme est désormais dans une prison de New York, et se prépare à affronter la justice américaine pour des accusations de narcoterrorisme. Ses supporteurs se sentent orphelins, beaucoup ont les larmes aux yeux en évoquant leur dirigeant, « humilié » par « l’empire nord-américain ». » | Par Alice Campaignolle, Caracas | lundi 5 janvier 2026
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Après la capture du président vénézuélien en pleine nuit le 3 janvier dernier, le pays se remet du choc, et les autorités chavistes toujours aux manettes organisent la succession, pour maintenir la continuité du pouvoir, surveillées de près par Washington. Des jours clefs pour le Venezuela.
« Rendez-nous notre président », criait Maritza lors d’un rassemblement de partisans du pouvoir dimanche, « nous voulons récupérer notre président, notre révolution » lançait-elle, un drapeau vénézuélien à la main. Pour elle, comme pour tous ses camarades présents, Nicolas Maduro est toujours le président du Venezuela et sa place et au Palais de Miraflores. Mais l’homme est désormais dans une prison de New York, et se prépare à affronter la justice américaine pour des accusations de narcoterrorisme. Ses supporteurs se sentent orphelins, beaucoup ont les larmes aux yeux en évoquant leur dirigeant, « humilié » par « l’empire nord-américain ». » | Par Alice Campaignolle, Caracas | lundi 5 janvier 2026
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Sunday, January 04, 2026
What Might the US Do Next after Venezuela? | Inside Story
Jan 4, 2026 | The US capture of Venezuela's president Nicolás Maduro has been sharply criticised by his allies - but not by Western nations, despite questions about its legality. So, does the operation signal a new aggressive US strategy - and what might the global impact be?
Presenter: Adrian Finighan
Guests:
Charles Shapiro - a former US Ambassador to Venezuela under President George W. Bush.
Stefan Wolff - Professor of International Security at the University of Birmingham, UK.
Ernesto Castaneda - Director of the Center for Latin American and Latino Studies at the American University in Washington DC.
Presenter: Adrian Finighan
Guests:
Charles Shapiro - a former US Ambassador to Venezuela under President George W. Bush.
Stefan Wolff - Professor of International Security at the University of Birmingham, UK.
Ernesto Castaneda - Director of the Center for Latin American and Latino Studies at the American University in Washington DC.
US Attack on Venezuela: How We Got Here, What Next and Was It Legal?
There Is No Authority’ for US to Enter Venezuela and Oust Maduro: Schumer
Trump Has Made the US a ‘Rogue State’, Says International Relations Expert
Jan 4, 2026 | “Even by the record of American imperial interventions in Latin America, this is quite breath-taking.”
Trump’s actions in Venezuela represent a disregard for international law and established norms, making the US a “rogue state”, says Queen Mary University international relations professor Lee Jones.
Trump’s actions in Venezuela represent a disregard for international law and established norms, making the US a “rogue state”, says Queen Mary University international relations professor Lee Jones.
Mexico’s President Condemns US ‘Intervention’ in Venezuela
Trump Deciding Who Will Run Venezuela Sends 'Strong Signal’ to Putin and Xi Jinping | Ben Wallace
Jan 4, 2026 | “You cannot have the person who removes the head of state suddenly deciding who’s going to run it.”
Trump has said the US will ‘run’ Venezuela, but that move will send ‘a very strong signal’ to Russia and China.
Everyone keeps saying that Nicolás Maduro stole the last election, but did he REALLY? Have these people got definitive PROOF of that? Or is this just a myth that is being put out there because the result of the election didn’t conform to everyone’s wishes?
I am not on anyone’s side here: I am merely asking pertinent questions. And in my long life’s experience, I discovered long ago that politicians say things—whether true or not—to justify their actions. — © Mark Alexander
Trump has said the US will ‘run’ Venezuela, but that move will send ‘a very strong signal’ to Russia and China.
Everyone keeps saying that Nicolás Maduro stole the last election, but did he REALLY? Have these people got definitive PROOF of that? Or is this just a myth that is being put out there because the result of the election didn’t conform to everyone’s wishes?
I am not on anyone’s side here: I am merely asking pertinent questions. And in my long life’s experience, I discovered long ago that politicians say things—whether true or not—to justify their actions. — © Mark Alexander
Europas Ratlosigkeit nach Maduro-Festnahme: Viel Moral, wenig Macht
BERLINER ZEITUNG: Im Globalen Süden wird genau beobachtet, wie Europa reagiert. Nach der Maduro-Festnahme wirkt die EU zerrissen, defensiv und politisch entkernt.
Die Festnahme des venezolanischen Präsidenten Nicolás Maduro durch amerikanische Spezialkräfte hat die Europäische Union kalt erwischt. Während Washington mit militärischer Entschlossenheit „in seinem Hinterhof“ Fakten schafft, herrscht in Brüssel am Tag danach vor allem eines: strategische Orientierungslosigkeit. Die neue amerikanische Sicherheitsstrategie trifft die EU nun besonders ins Mark.
Offiziell reagiert Brüssel mit üblichen diplomatischen Floskeln. Die EU-Außenbeauftragte Kaja Kallas erklärt, man habe Maduros Legitimität seit 2021 nie anerkannt und setze auf einen „friedlichen Übergang“. Zugleich mahnt die Estin, die innerhalb der US-Regierung praktisch keine Verbündeten hat, zu Zurückhaltung sowie zur Einhaltung des Völkerrechts. Es ist die altbekannte europäische Doppelbotschaft, die vor allem eines verrät: Unsicherheit. » | Nicolas Butylin | Sonntag 4 Januar 2026
Die Festnahme des venezolanischen Präsidenten Nicolás Maduro durch amerikanische Spezialkräfte hat die Europäische Union kalt erwischt. Während Washington mit militärischer Entschlossenheit „in seinem Hinterhof“ Fakten schafft, herrscht in Brüssel am Tag danach vor allem eines: strategische Orientierungslosigkeit. Die neue amerikanische Sicherheitsstrategie trifft die EU nun besonders ins Mark.
Offiziell reagiert Brüssel mit üblichen diplomatischen Floskeln. Die EU-Außenbeauftragte Kaja Kallas erklärt, man habe Maduros Legitimität seit 2021 nie anerkannt und setze auf einen „friedlichen Übergang“. Zugleich mahnt die Estin, die innerhalb der US-Regierung praktisch keine Verbündeten hat, zu Zurückhaltung sowie zur Einhaltung des Völkerrechts. Es ist die altbekannte europäische Doppelbotschaft, die vor allem eines verrät: Unsicherheit. » | Nicolas Butylin | Sonntag 4 Januar 2026
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