Venezuela's Supreme Court named Vice President Delcy Rodriguez as acting president after the US removed Nicolas Maduro. Maduro is set to be transferred to a New York jail as opposition hopes fade following US President Donald Trump's reluctance to back opposition leader Maria Corina Macha
The Russian Foreign Ministry urged the United States to release Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, calling them the "legitimately elected leaders" and stressing that issues between the two countries should be resolved through dialogue.
In a press conference in Florida, Caine said, "This operation, known as Operation Absolute Resolve, was discreet, precise, and the culmination of months of planning and rehearsal, an operation that, frankly, only the United States military could undertake."
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday warned Cuba's leaders and said that "I'd be concerned" following the United States' capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife.
The plane carrying Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, has landed at Stewart Air National Guard Base in New York on Saturday (local time).
France's Foreign Minister Barrot said that while Maduro has undermined the rights and dignity of the Venezuelan people, any political solution must come from the Venezuelans themselves.
After the US captured President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado said that the "hour of freedom" had arrived for her nation.
While addressing a press conference in Florida, Trump said the United States was in the "oil selling" business and would provide it to other countries interested in buying.