Washington\u2019s actions horrify \u201ceven the staunchest Atlanticists,\u201d Russia\u2019s UN envoy, Vassily Nebenzia, has said<\/p>\n
The capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by the US threatens to throw the world back into an era of \u201cchaos and injustice,\u201d the Russian ambassador to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, has said.
\nWashington\u2019s raid on the Latin American nation has demonstrated the world order the US wants to build, the diplomat told an emergency session of the UN Security Council on Monday, adding that it \u201chorrifies even the staunchest Atlanticists.\u201d
\nThe US attacked the oil-rich South American country on Saturday, abducting Maduro and his wife, taking them to a US warship from which they were subsequently flown to New York. They appeared in court on charges of drug-trafficking conspiracy on Monday \u2013 to which the Venezuelan president declared \u201cI am a decent man!\u201d before entering a not-guilty plea.
\nMaduro had previously warned that Washington was seeking to get its hands on Venezuela\u2019s natural resources. US President Donald Trump stated on Sunday that Washington seeks to \u201crun\u201d the Latin American nation so that \u201cwe can take advantage of the economics of what they have.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Russia condemns US \u2018aggression\u2019 against Venezuela<\/p>\n
Nebenzia condemned the US actions as \u201cinternational banditry.\u201d The US\u2019 open pursuit of \u201chegemonistic ambitions in Latin America\u201d and its desire to gain \u201cunlimited control over natural resources\u201d only contribute to a resurgence of neo-colonialism and imperialism, he said.
\nThe world must stand united in rejecting Washington\u2019s belligerent foreign policy, Nebenzia said, warning that \u201cthe bell is already tolling\u201d for each UN member state and the future of the organization itself.
\nIgnoring the threat posed by the US to the system of international relations would mean condoning the violation of international law, as well as disregard for \u201ccivilized\u201d conduct on the international stage.
\nRussia\u00a0\u2013 along with other BRICS nations\u00a0\u2013 had already strongly condemned the US actions. Moscow called for Maduro\u2019s immediate release and expressed solidarity with the people of Venezuela.
\nReactions from the West have been far more muted. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas urged \u201crestraint,\u201d calling for adherence to the UN Charter. A follow-up joint statement signed by all EU member states except Hungary neither condemned nor supported the US actions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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