Russia Condemns US Attack on Venezuela as Return to Lawlessness

January 6, 2026 | 09:48 am

Russia strongly condemns the United States (US)' attack on Venezuela over the weekend, as stated on Monday. As reported by Anadolu, they emphasized that Washington's actions marked the return of dangerous "lawlessness".

In his address to the Security Council, Russian Ambassador to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, said, "The assault against the leader of Venezuela, compounded by the deaths of dozens of Venezuelan and Cuban citizens, in the eyes of many, has become a harbinger of a turn back to the era of lawlessness and US domination by force, chaos and lawlessness."

Nebenzia's statement was made at an emergency session of the council on Venezuela, following the US military action that led to the kidnapping of the country's President, Nicolas Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores.

"There is no, and can be no justification for the crime cynically perpetrated by the United States in Caracas, and we firmly condemn the US act of armed aggression against Venezuela in breach of all international legal norms," he stressed.

He urged Washington to "immediately release the legitimately elected president of an independent state and his spouse," noting that "any problems existing or conflicts between the United States and Venezuela need to be resolved through dialogue."

Nebenzia said the US is openly seeking to control Venezuela's resources, stating that Moscow is "particularly appalled by the unparalleled cynicism, which Washington did not even attempt to conceal the true aims of its criminal operation, namely the establishment of unbridled control over Venezuela's natural resources, and the assertion of their hegemonic ambitions."

"In this way, Washington is generating fresh momentum for neocolonialism and for imperialism," he added.

Warning of broader consequences, Nebenzia said, "The bell is ringing for all UN member states and for the future of the organization itself," adding that silence would be equivalent to "essentially blessing ongoing encroachments of international law."

"We cannot allow the United States to proclaim itself as some kind of a supreme judge," he said.

This emergency session was held following an official request from the permanent mission of Venezuela, sent on January 3, with the support of China and Russia.

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