What the rest of the world has to say about Trump's Venezuela actions. Battle lines are forming....

[JustKay]

Colombia, which shares a border with Venezuela, called for urgent de-escalation.

Cuba called the operation a "criminal US attack."

The Brazilian president called the U.S. actions a "serious affront" to Venezuela's sovereignty.

China wants Maduro freed immediately, and depicted the U.S. strike as a "clear violation of international law."

Iran and Russia condemn U.S. action.

North Korea condemns U.S. operation.

EU nations call for de-escalation. "Under all circumstances, the principles of international law and the UN Charter must be respected."

France's foreign minister declared it was “good news for the Venezuelans," however, "the method used infringes the principles of international law."

Spain's Foreign Ministry issued a statement calling for "de-escalation and moderation, and for action to always be taken in accordance with international law and the principles of the U.N. Charter.”

U.K. Prime Minister said all countries should "uphold international law" and added that the "U.K. was not involved in any way in this operation."

Netanyahu praises Trump.

[bucolic_frolic]

1. The Radical Right has been trashing the UN for almost 20 years. Who's surprised?

The UN is a check on bullies. Don't want none of that when big wealth owns the world.

[MacKasey]

2. The Venezuelan military put the vice President in charge

She will do whatever the military wants her to do.

That's why she's already saying they want Maduro and the wife released.

[AZJonnie]

4. I think the VZ military is saying they accept the civilian procedures that say that she's next in line of succession

IOW they're saying they recognize her as the legally-valid current leader. Just like if Trump were suddenly kidnapped from the USA by hostile forces, the military would immediately recognize Vance as being the current Commander in Chief. But that's not quite the same idea as "putting her in charge".

The point that she probably needs to act in a way that keeps the military from pulling a coup against her is still a valid one, however. That may already be in the cards however. The US has been meddling there for a long time, under D and R admins, and when the USA acts in Central/South America regime changes, the preferred outcome is always for some US-friendly right-wing generalissimo (nearly always male) to grab power there. I'd bet money our regime has already ID'd their preferred new dicktator, and going by history, Maduro's female VP is not going to maintain power there for very long.

[MacKasey]

10. I used the wrong words

She is not in charge, she is just the pretty face doing what the military tells her to do

[Farmer-Rick]

11. I read that the Venezuelan Supreme Court

Put her in charge for 90 days.

"Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez issued a statement endorsing a Supreme Court ruling that appointed Rodriguez as acting president for 90 days." https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/venezuela-military-delcy-rodriguez-acting-leader-nicolas-maduro/

[bdamomma]

3. That

Criminal thug needs to be arrested for no evidence for what he's doing. Or is Stephen Miller, and the big oil donors?

[FirstLight]

5. so, everyone BUT Israel...?

That tracks...
so, these criminals are taking what they want and the rest of us be damned...time for the torches and pitchforks

[Wiz Imp]

6. Yep. Only Israel/Netanyahu approve of the action.

Big surprise there. I'm sure Putin is not at all happy about it. So how will that effect what Trump does next?

[Lonestarblue]

9. Of course Netanyahu would praise Trump. He plans to take over all of the West Bank and Gaza.

At least Trump isn’t murdering all Venezuelans.

[moniss]

12. The fascist leader of Italy also backed it. nt

[Kennah]

15. There's this

https://www.governo.it/en/articolo/statement-palazzo-chigi-developments-situation-venezuela/30686

"In line with Italy’s long-standing position, the Government does not consider external military action to be the way forward to bring an end to totalitarian regimes."

[moniss]

18. There is this

"Rome, Jan. 3 (LaPresse) – "Consistent with Italy’s historic position, the Government believes that external military action is not the path to end totalitarian regimes, but at the same time considers a defensive intervention against hybrid attacks on its own security legitimate, as in the case of state entities that support and promote drug trafficking." This was stated in a note from Palazzo Chigi following the U.S. attack in Venezuela. "The Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, has been monitoring developments in Venezuela from their earliest stages. Italy has always supported the Venezuelan people’s aspiration for a democratic transition in Venezuela, condemning acts of repression by the Maduro regime, whose self-proclaimed electoral victory Italy, along with major international partners, has never recognized," the note added."

The operative part of this is the part about:

" but at the same time considers a defensive intervention against hybrid attacks on its own security legitimate, as in the case of state entities that support and promote drug trafficking."

The PM is a staunch supporter of Crumb The 1st and I would point out that it doesn't mean squat whether she recognizes the election of Maduro and calls it "self-proclaimed" because that is misleading since the Venezuelan Supreme Court heard the challenges to the election results and declared Maduro the victor. Anybody can quibble or call the court into question but under international law and the constitution of Venezuela it was a settled matter. A sovereign nation does not need the "recognition" or approval by "major international partners" in order for their sovereignty and legal decisions under their constitution to require member nations of the UN to respect that sovereignty and the legal decisions of that nation.

We may hate their elected leader but no other nation has a legal right to use military force to do as the US just did.

https://uk.lapresse.it/politics-en/2026/01/03/venezuela-italian-pm-military-action-is-not-the-way-but-a-legitimate-defensive-intervention/

[Kennah]

19. I thought she'd simp for Trump harder

[moniss]

21. Italian politics is a weird amalgam of

left factions and right and she is probably playing to that by not cheering and having a fireworks show although she probably wants to.

[Kennah]

22. The little I know about it, Italian politics is, um, "fascinating"

[B.See]

16. How Bibi of him.

[Tetrachloride]

7. All of Latin American and All of Africa are closer than Europe and Asia.

They are watching and talking.

[snot]

8. I'm looking forward to what Glenn Greenwald has to say about all this.

He's a knowledgeable US Constitutional lawyer as well as a journalist, and he's lived in Brazil for I think about 20 years, since the NSA's warrantless surveillance controversy was exposed (as you'll recall, he was instrumental in helping to get Snowden's info out). Greenwald should have an informed opinion on what's happening now in V.

(He can be strident and sometimes speaks too broadly, and he's very critical of the MSM and Old Guard Dem establishment; but I find his legal analyses correct and his reporting on current events worth hearing.)

[1WorldHope]

13. A few of of us women protested today on a very busy corner.

I can tell you this, the only people that showed approval for this illegal bombing and kidnapping are white boys. Every flip off or insult hurled came from white boys 16 to 50.
My sign said TRUMP IS A WAR CRIMINAL.

[Kennah]

14. I am honestly surprised ...

... that Putin condemned this

[kerry-is-my-prez]

20. He has no respect for Trump and Russia & China gets oil from Venezuela

Putin will see this as Trump getting “too big for his britches.” Trump is turning into a dictator for the world and obviously thinks he can do anything to most any country that he wants. If Russia and China get even chummier, we could be in for WW3.

[B.See]

17. It's an OIL GRAB and Trump's admitting it.

Certainly, Maduro is no saint. But leave it to a Donald Trump to turn a guy like that (and maybe Venezuela itself) into a victim...

of a blatantly obvious and illegal seizure of a sovereign country's assets. (F.K.A. 'imperial aggression.')

And Trump's threatening other countries too. Mexico, Cuba, Columbia, Nigeria, Greenland.... and counting??

ADOLPH would be proud.

[Blue_Roses]

23. He needs to leave Greenland alone!

Leave them the fuck alone!

[Hugin]

24. De-escalation must be the polite way of saying...

”For crying out loud, somebody get the pistol away from that chimp.”

I really doubt the US is going to have any credible foreign influence again during my lifetime.