{"id":57553,"date":"2026-01-06T07:20:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T07:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=57553"},"modified":"2026-01-06T07:20:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T07:20:21","slug":"at-u-n-emergency-meeting-u-s-allies-criticize-military-action-in-venezuela-moscow-calls-us-moves-in-venezuela-crimes-beijing-says-bullying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/at-u-n-emergency-meeting-u-s-allies-criticize-military-action-in-venezuela-moscow-calls-us-moves-in-venezuela-crimes-beijing-says-bullying\/","title":{"rendered":"At U.N. Emergency Meeting, U.S. Allies Criticize Military Action in Venezuela ! Moscow Calls US Moves in Venezuela \u2018Crimes\u2019, Beijing Says \u2018Bullying\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_57556\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-57556\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-57556\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/UNSC-Venezuela-e1767683840384.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-57556\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Venezuela Ambassador to the United Nations Samuel Reinaldo Moncada Acosta speaks during a UN Security Council meeting on U.S. strikes and the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, at the United Nations headquarters in New York, U.S., January 5, 2026. REUTERS\/Brendan McDermid<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"css-q7xta3 evys1bk0\"><strong>UNITED NATIONS: American allies including France objected to the military incursion into a sovereign state and the capture of the Venezuelan president as a violation of international law.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-ei0myh evys1bk0\">Some of the staunchest U.S. allies criticized the raid that captured Venezuela\u2019s leader two days ago, using an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council to object to a military operation that landed the autocrat before a federal judge on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-ei0myh evys1bk0\">The U.N. secretary general, Ant\u00f3nio Guterres, said the Trump administration had violated the U.N. charter with the nighttime raid in Caracas that used roughly 200 members of the U.S. military\u2019s special forces to take President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro and his wife into custody. Member nations of the Security Council\u00a0described the raid as a violation of international law, and representatives from Russia and China demanded the couple\u2019s release.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Russia and China strongly condemned the United States during an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on Monday, accusing Washington of violating international law through its military intervention in Venezuela.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The criticism followed a US-led military operation that included deadly strikes and the capture of Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro and his wife. Both countries said the operation breached Venezuela\u2019s sovereignty and undermined the principles of the UN Charter.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-57557\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/UNSC-Venezuela-1-e1767683911871.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"277\" \/><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Russia\u2019s UN Ambassador Vasily Nebenzya told the Security Council there was \u201cno justification\u201d for Washington\u2019s actions. He described the operation as a crime against Venezuela and said the detention and transfer of President Maduro violated international norms.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cThere is no, and can be no justification for the crimes cynically perpetrated by the United States against Venezuela,\u201d Nebenzya said, warning that the move signaled a dangerous return to domination by force and global lawlessness.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">China\u2019s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, Geng Shuang, said Beijing was \u201cdeeply shocked\u201d by the US action. He described the operation as \u201cillegal and bullying,\u201d arguing that it directly contradicts the principles of sovereignty and non-interference outlined in the UN Charter.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">China joined Russia in calling for the immediate release of President Maduro and his wife from US custody and urged all parties to de-escalate tensions through dialogue.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The emergency session highlighted deep divisions within the Security Council, with Russia and China warning that continued military actions could further destabilize the region.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Sources: United Nations Security Council meeting; statements by Russian and Chinese UN representatives.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-57558\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/UNSC-Venezuela-2-e1767683949531.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UNITED NATIONS: American allies including France objected to the military incursion into a sovereign state and the capture of the Venezuelan president as a violation of international law. 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