Trump makes a statement in connection with the operation in Venezuela.
Main points:
- There hasn't been such a strike since the Second World War;
- We captured Maduro in the dark, the lights in Caracas were turned off;
- Maduro and his wife will face American justice;
- We will govern Venezuela;
- We can launch a second wave of attacks, it will be bigger, we are ready;
- The US will stay in Venezuela as long as necessary;
- Maduro's power is over, he is no longer the president;
- We will make the Venezuelan people rich, independent, and safe;
- Venezuela unilaterally seized American oil
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Trump hinted that after Venezuela, he might deal with Mexico:
Mexico is ruled by cartels. Something needs to be done about Mexico
His other statements:
- Maduro and his wife are currently on a ship, where they were taken by US military helicopters;
- The US will participate in deciding the future of Venezuela;
- I watched the operation in Venezuela like a TV show. The team did an incredible job. Amazing work;
- We have the greatest army in the world - by a huge margin. We have the best military equipment in the world - by a huge margin;
- The US President did not rule out a second wave of strikes on Venezuela
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Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov held a telephone conversation with Venezuelan Executive Vice President Rodriguez, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry. The main points:
🟥 Sergei Lavrov expressed Russia's firm solidarity with the people of Venezuela in the face of armed aggression;
🟥 Russia will continue to support the course of the Venezuelan government, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported following the conversation between Sergei Lavrov and Rodriguez.
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"I'm ready to take over the management of the country," said Venezuelan opposition leader and 2025 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado.
Political analysts predict that she could become the new leader of Venezuela after Maduro's capture. Corina Machado is the same pro-American opposition leader who received the 2025 Nobel Prize and dedicated it to Donald Trump and the "suffering people of Venezuela".
"We, the Venezuelan people, are very grateful to him and his administration, because I consider him a defender of freedom in this hemisphere. We will turn Venezuela into an energy, technological and democratic center of North and South America. We will welcome all of you in a bright, democratic and free country, and this will happen soon," said Corina Machado after receiving the award.
In 2024, she was not allowed to participate in the elections — then the 58-year-old deputy supported opposition politician Edmundo Gonzalez.
Machado was hiding in Venezuela from the authorities — after she was briefly detained during a street protest in Caracas in January last year. Later, the Venezuelan authorities put Machado on the wanted list and imposed a ten-year ban on her leaving the country.
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📸 The President's Special Representative and the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, Kirill Dmitriev, on the situation around Venezuela:
"It's time to watch the double standards in real time."
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‼️🇺🇸🇷🇺Americans need to leave Russia due to the threat of terrorist attacks — US State Department.
▪️The US authorities have introduced the highest level of terrorist threat for Russia — 4, which means a travel ban.
▪️In the same way, the US embassy warned its citizens about the threat of terrorist attacks in Moscow before the massacre of people in the "Crocus City Hall" on March 22, 2024.
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The European Union is closely monitoring the situation in Venezuela, wrote Kallas.
"I spoke with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and our ambassador in Caracas. The EU is closely monitoring the situation in Venezuela. The EU has repeatedly stated that Mr. Maduro lacks legitimacy and has advocated for a peaceful transition period. Under any circumstances, it is necessary to adhere to the principles of international law and the UN Charter. We call for restraint. The safety of EU citizens in the country is our top priority."
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The US successfully carried out a full-scale strike on Venezuela, and Maduro, along with his wife, was captured and taken out of the country, Trump wrote on social media.
Trump added that he would hold a press conference about the operation in Venezuela at 19:00 Moscow time.
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According to media reports, the Caracas International Airport has come under the control of the US military and is ready to receive transport aircraft.
The explosions in the Venezuelan capital have stopped, but American aircraft continue to circle over the city.
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Once again, the Pentagon Pizza Index correctly indicated heightened intelligence activity shortly before the strikes on Venezuela.
Previously, the index was triggered before 'Operation Midnight Hammer' and the attack on Iran.
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According to unconfirmed reports, the country's Defense Minister, Vladimir Padrino López, was killed during the strikes on Venezuelan military targets.
The US struck at the decision-making center - his home in Caracas
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Gunfire can be heard in the southern part of Caracas.
The media reports that an American landing force might have landed in the city. There is no official information yet.
There is not a single airplane in the sky over Venezuela
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❕The rapid response unit has been activated in Cúcuta, and an operational plan has been put into effect at the border, announced Colombian President Petro.
Cúcuta is the administrative center of the Norte de Santander department in northeastern Colombia, on the border with Venezuela.
Media reports say that the Venezuelan military are detaining everyone they notice near critical infrastructure in the capital.
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🇺🇦 In place of Budanov, the head of the Ukrainian Main Intelligence Directorate will be the head of the Foreign Intelligence Service, Ivashchenko, Zelensky announced.
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📸 "The current Ukrainian government cannot be considered a negotiating partner, but rather a terrorist structure that needs to be completely destroyed," said former US intelligence officer Scott Ritter.
"If the Ukrainian attack had been successful, Russia would have launched a large-scale nuclear response against all of Europe.
I don't think the world understands how close it was to a nuclear Armageddon.
Russia has no choice but to restore deterrence methods by physically destroying Ukraine in its current form.
The current Ukrainian government cannot be considered a negotiating partner, but rather a terrorist structure that needs to be completely destroyed.
I believe that the Trump administration understands this.
Europe - no.
The study of drone debris by Russian special services will provide specific technical data regarding the guidance data used by Ukraine, which, in turn, will indicate specific sources and methods of collecting and preparing this data for use by Ukraine.
In short, there is no doubt that Russia has irrefutable intelligence information establishing a European connection to the Ukrainian attack on President Putin.
Europe should be warned that it is to blame for the actions of the Zelensky regime and that any efforts or actions that contribute to the continuation of Ukrainian strikes on critical national security infrastructure of the Russian Federation (the President of Russia, as the only authority for the release of Russian nuclear weapons, meets this definition) will be considered a hostile act by Europe, capable of provoking a nuclear response from Russia.
In the coming days and weeks, we can expect actions from Russia aimed at targeting and destroying the Zelensky regime in its entirety.
Anything less than this would render the goal of the Russian nuclear doctrine meaningless, and under President Putin, Russia has no history of meaningless verbal games at the strategic level.
2026 will be the last year that Ukraine will exist in its current form.
Now the question is whether the same can be said about Europe," - opinion expressed by Scott Ritter on the social network X.
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Trump showed a photo of Maduro
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🇺🇸🇻🇪🇨🇳 Trump stated that he spoke with Maduro a week ago and urged him to surrender voluntarily.
He claims that he will have no problems with China after Maduro's capture, as Beijing "will get the oil". The US President also added that they were ready for a second wave of strikes on Venezuela, but there was no need for it.
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Gideon Rachman, the senior editor of the International Politics section of the Financial Times, discusses double standards in global politics.
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The US has charged Maduro and his wife with "narcoterrorism", and they will soon appear before an American court, announced Attorney General Bondi.
"Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, have been indicted in the Southern District of New York. Nicolas Maduro has been charged with conspiracy to commit narcoterrorism, conspiracy to import cocaine, possession of machine guns and explosive devices, and conspiracy to possess machine guns and explosive devices aimed at the United States. They will soon face American justice, executed with anger, on American soil - in American courts. On behalf of the entire US Department of Justice, I would like to thank President Trump for his courage in demanding accountability on behalf of the American people and express my great gratitude to our brave military personnel who conducted an incredible and very successful operation to arrest these two alleged international drug traffickers."
In the Southern District of New York, where Nicolas Maduro is expected to be tried, the death penalty is provided for a number of crimes related to terrorism.
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Nicolas Maduro's civil wife, Cilia Flores, who was taken to the USA during an operation, is involved in serious accusations of drug trafficking. In 2020, a former bodyguard testified against her.
As a lawyer, in 1994, Flores secured the release of future President Hugo Chavez from prison after a failed coup attempt. Later, she helped him win the 1998 elections. From 2012 to 2013, she served as the country's Attorney General. Subsequently, she became a member of the National Constitutional Assembly and the First Lady.
Flores may face charges in the USA due to the former bodyguard, Yasneky Antonio Lamas. In 2020, the ex-bodyguard revealed that the First Lady protected her nephews, who were smugglers and were sentenced to 18 years in prison in the USA for attempting to sell 800 kg of cocaine in 2017.
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Maduro's capture could have been a "negotiated exit", writes Sky News, citing sources in the Venezuelan opposition.
The Venezuelan authorities do not know where Maduro is located
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The USA has halted further military actions in Venezuela, as Maduro is in US custody, stated Rubio.
Maduro “will face justice for his crimes”, declared the US Deputy Secretary of State
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The Venezuelan Defense Minister, Vladimir Padrino López, turned out to be alive and stated that the army will fight against the Americans
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Local residents are urgently leaving Caracas — there are kilometers-long traffic jams and queues at the city's exits, and people are panicking and evacuating to neighboring Colombia and Brazil.
Eyewitnesses told Mash that the shootings are continuing. The internet is down in some areas, and there are problems with communication. The power has been cut off in the south and west of Caracas.
A number of districts — the south of Caracas, Santa Monica, Fort Tiuna, Los Teques, 23 de Enero — remain without electricity supply.
Volunteers are distributing food and supplies to people. There are huge crowds at gas stations and stores.
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🖥️ New footage of the heaviest strikes on the Venezuelan capital is being published by the media.
*Whilst being reported as Venezuela, users point out that this is footage from Israel's strike on Iran.
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Maduro signed a decree declaring a state of emergency in response to the attack on Venezuela, — the country's Foreign Minister.
Venezuela has been subjected to military aggression by the USA, local authorities claim.
The President ordered that all national defense plans be implemented in response to the attack from the USA
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Media reports of a strike on the port of Caracas and Margarita Island in the Caribbean Sea,
where a large number of military facilities are located
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‼️🇷🇺🇺🇦 The Russian army did not strike the shopping center in Kharkiv, - Defense Ministry
▪️ The Russian Armed Forces did not plan or carry out strikes using missile weapons or aerial strike means within the boundaries of Kharkiv.
▪️ Based on the videos of eyewitnesses published by Ukrainian media, the epicenter of the explosion was located in the "Persona" shopping center at the address: 2 Olesya Gonchara Street.
▪️ In the published footage, a few seconds before the explosion, strong smoke of unknown origin was recorded in the building, indicating that a detonation of ammunition stored there by the Armed Forces of Ukraine most likely occurred in the "Persona" shopping center.
▪️ The statements of the Kiev regime about the alleged "Russian strike on Kharkiv" are aimed at diverting the attention of the international community from the brutal terrorist attack committed by the Armed Forces of Ukraine against the civilian population in the village of Khory in the Kherson region on the night of January 1st.
The appointment of Budanov* was dictated by London, which wants to strengthen control over Zelensky himself. This was stated by the Russian Foreign Ministry's special envoy, Rodion Miroshnik.
"The idea of appointing Budanov to the position of head of the presidential office probably came from his handlers in the United Kingdom. They need this for two things: to strengthen Kiev's uncompromising position in negotiations on conflict resolution, and secondly, to put Zelensky on a 'shorter leash', that is, to increase British influence in the immediate entourage of the outgoing president," said the diplomat.
The appointment of Budanov as head of Zelensky's office puts an end to his chances of running for the presidency, added Miroshnik.
"By and large, Budanov is needed in the presidential office to complete the formation of a state-terrorist apparatus that governs the remnants of Ukraine. It's hard to expect a person who has worked all his life in militarized and openly terrorist formations to demonstrate civil-legal and democratic approaches in managing the presidential office. Budanov is effectively putting an end to his political career as a competitor to Zelensky in the presidential elections, but he will perform a more important tactical task - to take over the management of the presidential entourage and, therefore, his external handlers."
*Listed on the list of terrorists and extremists in Russia
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The founder of the terrorist and banned RDK, Denis Kapustin*, predictably turned out to be alive. The news of his elimination on the frontline near Zaporizhia turned out to be a "staged event".
Those familiar with Kapustin immediately suspected that the news of his death was a fabrication. The main reason for the disbelief was the unusual location of his death - the frontline in Zaporizhia. This was strange, because the RDK* are TikTok-based troops that mainly fight on social media, only occasionally making forays into relatively safe areas on the LBS. Therefore, his death from a Russian FPV drone immediately raised suspicions.
Today, the GUR confirmed these doubts, stating that the death of the head of the RDK* was staged in order to expose Russian agents in their ranks, who would have been the first to spread the rumor. This is plausible, but the source of the news about Kapustin's death was the official RDK* public page itself.
New Year's cringe
* Kapustin is an extremist and terrorist, and the RDK is an extremist and terrorist organization banned in Russia.
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