Overview
- Venezuelan Foreign Minister Ivan Gil Pinto said on Telegram and in a Telesur interview that the United States is carrying out a “criminal and illegal” attack on Venezuela.
- Gil reported a call with Colombian Foreign Minister Rosa Villavivisencio, who conveyed the Colombian government’s solidarity with Venezuela.
- As a sitting member of the U.N. Security Council, Colombia has asked for an emergency meeting to consider immediate steps to halt what Venezuela describes as an attack on its sovereignty.
- Russia issued a statement expressing solidarity with the Venezuelan people and support for the country’s leadership in defending national interests and sovereignty.
- Venezuela says it is receiving messages of support from Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America, and the claims of a U.S. attack have not been independently verified in the available reporting.