Overview
- Trinidad and Tobago’s prime minister said U.S. forces began military operations inside Venezuela early Saturday.
- Russia condemned the action as armed aggression and called for an immediate UN Security Council session.
- The EU’s Kaja Kallas urged restraint and adherence to the UN Charter while reiterating that Nicolás Maduro lacks legitimacy.
- Venezuela’s embassy in Moscow denounced a gross UN Charter violation and, citing its foreign minister, said a state of emergency was imposed.
- International law experts such as Chatham House’s Marc Weller argued the operation lacks legal justification under international law.