Russia and China condemn US action in Venezuela
DPA
Mon, January 5, 2026 at 7:25 PM UTC
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Russia and China have strongly condemned the US attack on Venezuela last weekend.
In a special session of the UN Security Council in New York on Monday, Russia described the US action as "a harbinger of a turn back to the era of lawlessness and US domination by force, chaos and lawlessness, which continues to afflict dozens of states in various regions of the world."
China said that no country can act as the world's police, and no state can presume to be the international judge.
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Both China and Russia are permanent members of the UN Security Council. They demanded the release of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, who were captured by the US.
Russia criticized the United States for acting as a self-appointed global judge for economic and political motives and to display its power.
There was no justification for this, the country's UN spokeswoman asserted, adding that silence in the council would amount to an erosion of the international order.
The Chinese representative stressed that military means were not a solution to problems. The arbitrary use of force would only lead to a greater crisis.
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The US called Maduro's arrest a surgical law enforcement action against a narco-terrorist who was not the legitimate head of state.
Early Saturday, the US attacked targets in Venezuela, captured Maduro and his wife and took them out of the country.
The couple face drug-related charges in New York where they appeared in court on Monday and entered a not guilty plea.
Russia, China, the US, France and the UK are the five permanent members of the UN Security Council. These countries can veto any resolution.
