Overview
- U.S. forces removed Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores from Caracas and flew them to New York to face a superseding SDNY indictment alleging narco‑terrorism, cocaine importation, and related weapons offenses.
- Speaking in Kyiv after talks with European national security advisers, Volodymyr Zelensky said the U.S. "knows what to do next," a line widely read as a veiled reference to Vladimir Putin.
- Russia denounced the operation, urged Washington to release what it called Venezuela’s legitimately elected leaders, and pressed for disputes to be handled through dialogue.
- President Trump released a photo of Maduro aboard the USS Iwo Jima and said the U.S. would temporarily run Venezuela as the pair "face the full wrath of American justice."
- Maduro and Flores are being held in New York, with reporting indicating detention at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn and an initial federal court appearance as early as Monday.