Maduro Appears in New York Court as U.S. Says It Is 'In Command' of Venezuela

Overview

• The UN Security Council convenes an emergency session in New York as governments including Russia, China, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico condemn the U.S. operation.
• Venezuela’s Supreme Court named Vice President Delcy Rodríguez interim president and the armed forces recognized her, while she publicly invited Washington to pursue dialogue and cooperation.
• Secretary of State Marco Rubio said elections are premature and signaled the U.S. could work with the current Venezuelan leadership if it makes the “right” choices, with oil access and a naval enforcement posture central to U.S. leverage.
• Caracas issued a decree ordering the arrest of all individuals involved in Maduro’s capture, even as Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, face narcotrafficking charges in federal court in New York.
• Legal and political scrutiny intensifies over the incursion’s lack of congressional authorization and alleged sovereignty violations, with conflicting reports on casualties from the strikes in and around Caracas.