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Argentina Divided Over U.S. Operation That Captured Nicolás Maduro

Milei’s administration backs the action, preparing border security steps alongside new migration limits.

Overview

  • Buenos Aires governor Axel Kicillof condemned the U.S. strike and detention as a grave breach of international law and regional stability.
  • He cited the U.N. and OAS charters and Argentina’s Drago and Calvo doctrines to argue for non-intervention and peaceful dispute resolution.
  • The Peronist Party and allied figures issued statements rejecting the bombings and the capture, with references to alleged civilian deaths that remain unverified in these reports.
  • Interior Minister Diego Santilli rebuked Kicillof, labeled Maduro a “narcodictator,” and called the U.S. action an important step toward freedom.
  • Government officials said ministers were working from early hours on border reinforcements following the episode, after announcing new migration restrictions for Venezuelans linked to the Chavista regime.