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

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

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

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

"The Colombian Government rejects immoderate unilateral subject enactment that could aggravate the concern oregon enactment the civilian colonisation astatine risk," Petro wrote connected X.

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World leaders respond with condemnation, concern, and praise aft the 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 the civilian population" and "preserve stableness connected the Colombian-Venezuelan border," though helium did not supply nonstop details.

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

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

It warned that immoderate subject enactment puts determination stableness astatine "serious risk."

Iran’s Foreign Ministry besides condemned the strikes.

Meanwhile, President Javier Milei of Argentina, a adjacent state of Trump, praised the quality by sharing a erstwhile video of him denouncing Maduro's "narco-terrorist" authorities arsenic a determination menace 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 helium was pursuing developments successful Venezuela "with large concern," urging de-escalation and respect for planetary law.

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

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

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

"The American actions successful Venezuela overnight are unorthodox and contrary to planetary instrumentality — but if they marque China and Russia deliberation twice, it whitethorn beryllium a bully thing," Farage wrote. "I anticipation the Venezuelan radical tin present crook a caller leafage without Maduro.

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

Regional absorption elsewhere successful Latin America was muted successful the aboriginal hours aft the strike, with respective governments remaining soundless arsenic uncertainty grew implicit who was successful power successful Caracas.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.