According to Donald Trump, this is possible if Delcy Rodriguez's actions do not satisfy the US

Donald Trump explained that he had not personally been in contact with Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez, who is acting as head of state, but noted that «she is cooperating» with the US

A two-day mourning period was announced on the island

According to the US President, «there is something that happened fairly nearby,» but it had nothing to do with the attack on the Russian leader's official residence

The US leader has repeatedly said that he is not trying to set a deadline for this issue

US special forces acted «very violently», Donald Trump said

The US leader said that «they're going to rebuild the infrastructure»

«A lot of Cubans were killed yesterday,» Donald Trump told reporters aboard his presidential plane

According to the US President, elections in Venezuela will take place «at the right time»

Donald Trump stressed that it is necessary to «fix up the oil, fix up the country, bring the country back and then have elections»

Washington is thinking about it, the US leader said

According to him, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has repeatedly said that the current US administration’s true purpose is to grab their oil and other fossils

In turn, Lawrence Wilkerson, US Army Colonel (Ret.) and former chief of staff to US Secretary of State Colin Powell, told TASS that large-scale military operations in Venezuela are unlikely

Al Yemen television said STC forces near Al Ghaydah came under air attack after they refused to lay down arms and leave the governorate, no information about casualties is available

According to Phenyo Butale, the foreign policy course being pursued by Botswana is that it is open to cooperation with everyone globally who is seeking mutually beneficial cooperation with it

Earlier, Sergey Sobyanin reported downing 23 drones targeting the megalopolis

Earlier, India’s foreign ministry expressed deep concern about the events in Venezuela, supporting the well-being of the Venezuelan people and calling on the two parties to resolve issues through dialogue

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil Pinto said on January 3 that the United States had attacked civilian and military facilities in Caracas

Earlier, Venezuela’s Supreme Court appointed Vice President Delcy Rodriguez acting head of state

The next meeting of the OPEC+ eight will take place on February 1

The minister noted diversification aims for Botswana to «benefit from and participate in processing industries,» including in diamonds, and to develop other minerals, «including rare earth ones.»

The newspaper emphasized that US oil companies have long wanted to regain their assets in Venezuela, and now the administration of US President Donald Trump is offering to help them on one condition

The Chinese side calls on the US side to ensure the personal safety of President Maduro and his wife

According to Alexey Pushkov, the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to opposition Venezuelan ex-lawmaker Maria Corina Machado was «an information preparation» for the US operation

As for whether the US administration is going to ask a Congress approval, Hegseth noted that the operation to seize Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro had been carried out by the Pentagon «in support of the Department of Justice»

According to the ministry, Russian reconnaissance drones monitor the enemy movements and then direct fire at them

«We resemble Europe in 1936 more than we do the post-War West,» Michael Brenner, former Director of the International Relations & Global Studies Program at the University of Texas said

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil Pinto said on January 3 that the United States had attacked civilian and military facilities in Caracas

Russia «will continue to support the Bolivarian government's line aimed at protecting the country's national interests and sovereignty,» the ministry noted

It also emphasized the need «to create conditions for resolving any existing problems between the United States and Venezuela through dialogue»

Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro was captured by fighters of the elite Delta force unit of the US army оn January 3, 2026

«If the United States is now intervening in the situation in Venezuela without a UN mandate, then the argument that Russia could in no way interfere in the situation in Ukraine without convening the UN Security Council is losing its political and international legal significance,» Wolfgang Ischinger noted

According to Ivan Pavlov, there is still silence on television

According to the US leader, Maduro lived «in a house that was more like a fortress than a house»

The UN Secretary General called on all actors in Venezuela to engage in inclusive dialogue, in full respect of human rights and the rule of law