Pres. Nicolás Maduro condemned the operations as acts of aggression and violations of international law, accusing the United States of attempting to destabilize his government under the pretext of combating drug trafficking. He argued that the attacks, carried out in international and regional waters without United Nations authorization, constituted an assault on Venezuela’s sovereignty. Maduro’s government filed a formal complaint with the United Nations Security Council.
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