Loading ...Russia, Iran, China Outraged At US ‘Flagrant Armed Aggression’ On Venezuela As EU Shrugs
While Europe has issued statements of placid acceptance – and also generally a ‘wait and see’ type approach – the reaction from BRICS countries and Washington rivals has been one of horror and swift condemnation.
- Global leftist leaders condemned a US attack in Venezuela that led to the capture of Nicolas Maduro in Caracas.
- Brazil, Russia, Colombia, Mexico, and Cuba rejected the US military action, with some calling for a meeting of the United Nations Security Council.
- US Democrats have raised questions over the legality of the strikes
China said it’s “deeply shocked” by the US’s military strikes on Venezuela and its capture of President Nicolas Maduro.
China “strongly condemns the US’s blatant use of force against a sovereign state and action against its president,” a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said in a statement late Saturday. “Such hegemonic acts of the US seriously violate international law and Venezuela’s sovereignty, and threaten peace and security in Latin America and the Caribbean region. China firmly opposes it.”
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/china-says-deeply-shocked-us-145527537.html
‘Something’s Gonna Have to be Done With Mexico’: Trump Floats Further Intervention to Fox & Friends
President Donald Trump said Friday that the U.S. operation that led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was not intended to send a message to Mexico, though he suggested additional action may be necessary to combat drug trafficking.
“Well, it wasn’t meant to be, and we’re very friendly with her. She’s a good woman,” Trump said, before arguing that Mexican cartels, not the country’s elected leadership, hold real power. “She’s not running Mexico. The cartels are running Mexico. And we could be politically correct and be nice and say, ‘Oh yes, she is.’ No, no. She’s very frightened of the cartels.”
https://www.mediaite.com/media/tv/somethings-gonna-have-to-be-done-with-mexico-trump-floats-further-intervention-to-fox-friends/
‘It wasn’t safe to inform congress.’
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@SecRubio : “We called members of Congress immediately after… at its core, this was an arrest of two indicted fugitives of American justice… it’s just not the kind of mission that you can pre-notify because it endangers the mission.”
https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2007503983401652499