On January 4 local time, Venezuela's Defense Minister Padrino Lópes stated in a televised speech that most members of President Maduro's security team were killed in the US military invasion.
López clearly expressed support for Vice President Rodríguez to serve as interim president. López said that the Venezuelan National Armed Forces have been fully mobilized to ensure national sovereignty is not violated.
After President Maduro was captured by US forces, López clearly stated his support for Vice President Rodríguez to assume the role of acting president and announced that the national armed forces had entered a full mobilization state to defend national sovereignty. He emphasized that this move was to ensure continuity of national administration and defense security. He also strongly condemned the US military action, stating that "most of Maduro's security team members died in the aggression," but did not reveal specific casualty numbers.
López announced that the Venezuelan National Armed Forces had launched a full mobilization, with the clear objective of "ensuring national sovereignty is not violated." The Ministry of Defense issued a government bulletin on the same day confirming that the country had entered a "full combat readiness state," vowing to use all available forces to resist the invasion and protect the nation's independence and sovereignty.
The US abducted Maduro, but the country's sovereignty must be in its own hands. If an American proxy takes control of the government, Venezuela would no longer be a sovereign country, and the nation's energy lifelines would also change hands.
The US captures the President of Venezuela
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