Washington, Jan 4, (IANS) The arrest of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro by US forces marks a dramatic tactical moment, but former US officials and analysts are warning that the harder and more consequential phase now lies ahead, with major questions unresolved about governance, stability and democratic transition in Venezuela.In opinion pieces published on MSNBC following Maduro’s removal, retired US Ambassador to Venezuela James Story described the operation as a “shocking tactical success…
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Windhoek, Jan 4 (IANS) Namibia on Sunday called for respect for international law and the sovereignty of Venezuela after Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife were captured by the United States. Describing the incident as a “great shock” and a violation of Venezuela’s sovereignty and international law, the Ministry of International Relations and Trade said that the territorial integrity and political independence of all nations must be respected in accordance with the United Nations C…
Caracas, Jan 4 (IANS) Venezuela’s Supreme Court has directed Vice President Delcy Rodriguez to take charge as the Interim President, a day after the US attacked the South American nation and “captured” President Nicolas Maduro and his wife. The Constitutional Chamber, in a ruling after the attack, stated that Rodriguez would assume the presidency to maintain the nation’s administrative continuity and safety.”The office of President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, in order to guarantee a…
New York, Jan 4 (IANS) Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, who was seized by US Delta Force commandos, has arrived in New York to face trial in a federal court on narco-terrorism charges. Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, who landed at the Stewart Air National Guard Base on Saturday, were taken by helicopter to a heliport in downtown Manhattan near federal offices and courts.Amid high security, they were driven away in a motorcade. Their first stop was expected to be the Drug Enforcement Agency o…
Washington, Jan 3 (IANS) US Attorney General Pam Bondi announced on Saturday that Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, have been indicted in the Southern District of New York a series of serious federal crimes linked to drug trafficking and terrorism. Earlier in the day, US President Donald Trump claimed that the Venezuelan President and his wife have been “captured” and “flown out” of Caracas.Taking to his social media platform ‘Truth Social’, Trump said, “The United S…
Caracas, Jan 3 (IANS) Venezuela Vice President Delcy Rodríguez on Saturday said that the whereabouts of country’s President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are unknown following the US attacks in Caracas, Miranda, Aragua and La Guaira in the early hours of the morning, local time. Leading Venezuelan daily El Nacional reported that Rodríguez, in a telephone interview with Venezolana de Television, demanded proof of life for Maduro and Flores from the US government.”Delcy Rodríguez c…