US defends Maduro operation at UN Security Council

0 January 6, 2026 01:29

Mike Waltz, the US ambassador to the United Nations, rejected accusations of aggression against Venezuela at an emergency UN Security Council meeting on Jan 5, saying the operation was a law enforcement action tied to longstanding criminal charges. READ MORE: https://str.sg/DhuX

Samuel Moncada, Venezuela’s ambassador to the UN, said his country was "the subject of an armed and illegitimate attack lacking all legal justification."

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