US capture of Maduro championed, condemned across world stage after surgical Venezuela strikes

World leaders were sharply divided Saturday aft nan United States launched a large-scale onslaught connected Venezuela and President Donald Trump announced that nan country’s leader, Nicolás Maduro, had been captured and flown retired of nan country.

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez condemned what he called a "criminal attack," writing connected X that, "Our area of bid is being brutally assaulted." Communist Cuba is simply a protagonist of nan Maduro authorities and has been a longtime adversary of nan United States.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro said his authorities viewed nan reports coming retired of Venezuela "with heavy concern," and he warned against further escalation, claiming nan U.S. strikes risked destabilizing nan region.

"The Colombian Government rejects immoderate unilateral subject action that could aggravate nan business aliases put nan civilian organization astatine risk," Petro wrote connected X.

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World leaders respond pinch condemnation, concern, and praise aft nan U.S. launches a onslaught connected Venezuela arsenic Trump claims Maduro was allegedly captured. (JUAN BARRETO/AFP via Getty Images)

Petro said Colombia is taking preventive measures to "protect nan civilian population" and "preserve stableness connected nan Colombian-Venezuelan border," though he did not supply nonstop details.

Mexico besides condemned nan U.S. subject involution successful Venezuela, saying it was a "clear violation" of world rule and urging an extremity to what it described arsenic "any acts of aggression" against Venezuela.

"Latin America and nan Caribbean is simply a area of peace," a statement released by nan Mexican overseas ministry reads. The connection was shared by Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum connected X.

It warned that immoderate subject action puts location stableness astatine "serious risk."

Iran’s Foreign Ministry besides condemned nan strikes.

Meanwhile, President Javier Milei of Argentina, a adjacent state of Trump, praised nan news by sharing a erstwhile video of him denouncing Maduro's "narco-terrorist" authorities arsenic a location threat and urging Latin American leaders to backmost U.S. unit to extremity it.

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Demonstrators clasp posters of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, right, and precocious erstwhile President Hugo Chávez during a rally successful Caracas, Venezuela. (Jesus Vargas/Getty Images)

"Long unrecorded freedom, dammit!" Milei wrote, utilizing his signature pro-freedom chant.

In Europe, European Council President António Costa said he was pursuing developments successful Venezuela "with awesome concern," urging de-escalation and respect for world law.

"The European Union calls for de-escalation and a solution successful afloat respect of world rule and nan principles enshrined successful nan Charter of nan United Nations," Costa said, adding that nan bloc would proceed to support a "peaceful, democratic, and inclusive solution" successful Venezuela.

In nan U.K., Reform leader and staunch Trump state Nigel Farage questioned nan legality of nan onslaught but said it whitethorn lead to a favorable outcome.

Argentina President Javier Milei praised nan news by sharing a erstwhile video of him denouncing Maduro's "narco-terrorist" authorities arsenic a location threat. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

"The American actions successful Venezuela overnight are unorthodox and contrary to world law — but if they make China and Russia deliberation twice, it whitethorn beryllium a bully thing," Farage wrote. "I dream nan Venezuelan group tin now move a caller leafage without Maduro.

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Meanwhile, successful Venezuela, nan authorities called connected citizens to mobilize against what it branded an "imperialist attack," urging, "People to nan streets!"

Regional guidance elsewhere successful Latin America was muted successful nan early hours aft nan strike, pinch respective governments remaining silent arsenic uncertainty grew complete who was successful power successful Caracas.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.