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SvennoJ on 03 January 2026
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Newly inaugurated NYC mayor Mamdani condemns US action in Venezuela

Zohran Mamdani, who was sworn in as mayor of New York City on Thursday, has spoken out against the attack, calling it an “act of war”.

“Unilaterally attacking a sovereign nation is an act of war and a violation of federal and international law,” said Mamdani in a post on X. He said the actions amount to a “blatant pursuit of regime change” that carry broad implications, including for tens of thousands of Venezuelans living in New York.

“My focus is their safety and the safety of every New Yorker, and my administration will continue to monitor the situation and issue relevant guidance,” said Mamdani.


 

Venezuela’s VP says US trying to ‘twist the will of the people’

Venezuela’s Vice President Rodriguez has called the US attacks and capture of Maduro a “brutal” exercise in force “to twist the will of the people”.

“What was done today [to] Venezuela could be done to any other country as well,” warned Rodriguez in a televised address.

Speaking in front of a Venezuelan flag, Rodriguez said that Venezuelans are “patient” and will “find our path forward in peace and tranquility”.

“Those who have resorted to the use of force, those who must resort to illegality, don’t have reason on their side,” she said, adding that Venezuela will never be a “colony” of any nation.


A rally near the Mireflores Palace demanding the ‘return’ of Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela

Sovereignty of states is never negotiable: Le Pen

Marine Le Pen, the longtime leader of the French far-right, has commented on the US operation in Venezuela in a long post on X.

“There were a thousand reasons to condemn the regime of Nicolas Maduro: communist, oligarchic, and authoritarian,” she wrote.

“But there is one fundamental reason to oppose the regime change that the United States has just brought about in Venezuela. The sovereignty of states is never negotiable, regardless of their size, their power, or their continent. It is inviolable and sacred.

“To renounce this principle today for Venezuela, for any state, would be to accept our own enslavement tomorrow. It would thus be a mortal peril, at a time when the 21st century is already the stage for major geopolitical upheavals that cast over humanity the constant threat of war and chaos.”