“The US has placed its own power above multilateralism and military actions above diplomatic efforts, posing a grave threat to peace and security in Latin America and the Caribbean and even internationally,” the UN rep argued. The Security Council convened an emergency meeting to address the pre-dawn raid Saturday in which US special forces captured Maduro and his wife in Caracas and hauled them to New York City to face federal drug-trafficking and other charges that could potentially land them the death penalty. “Nicolás Maduro is responsible for attacks on the people of the United States, for destabilizing the Western Hemisphere and illegitimately repressing the people of Venezuela,” Waltz argued during the emergency session.
Author: Ryan King
Published at: 2026-01-05 21:59:53
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