【Global Times reporter Zhao Jiandong】U.S. President Trump said on the 3rd that the U.S. has successfully carried out a strike on Venezuela, capturing Venezuelan President Maduro and his wife and taking them out of Venezuela. According to the latest news from the UK's Sky News, UK Prime Minister Starmer responded on the 3rd regarding the U.S. attack on Venezuela, stating that the UK did not participate in this U.S. operation.
UK Prime Minister Starmer, photo source: UK media
Starmer said he has not yet spoken with U.S. President Trump about the current situation, "I want to talk to him, and also want to talk to my allies."
When asked about Trump's claim that Maduro and his wife had been captured and taken out of Venezuela, Starmer responded, "I want to clarify the facts first," "As you know, I have always believed and firmly believe that we should abide by international law."
U.S. President Trump said on social media on the 3rd that the United States "successfully launched a large-scale strike on Venezuela and its leader Maduro, and Maduro and his wife have been captured and taken out of the country," and that this operation was carried out in coordination with U.S. law enforcement agencies. CNN reported on the 3rd that the U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services had not received any notification about possible military action in Venezuela.
The Permanent Mission of Venezuela to the United Nations sent a letter on the 3rd to the President of the UN Security Council for this month, Somali Ambassador Abukar Dahir Osman, strongly condemning the U.S. "brutal, unreasonable, and unilateral" armed aggression against Venezuela, and proposed four demands, including an emergency meeting of the Security Council.
Source: Global Times
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