Venezuela’s military chief on Sunday called on citizens to return to daily life, following US military operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, according to AFP.
“I call on the people of Venezuela to resume their activities of all kinds, economic, work and education, in the coming days,” Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez said in a televised address.
On Saturday, American special operations forces captured Mr. Maduro and his wife and took them to New York to face criminal charges.
During a news conference held after the incident at Mar-a-Lago, Trump’s private club in Florida, the President made several remarks noting that the military operation was, at least in part, driven by an attempt to secure greater access to Venezuela’s oil.
Trump also revealed that Washington would ‘run the country until a safe, proper, and judicious transition can be carried out, the New York Times reported.
He announced that Vice President Delcy Rodríguez had been sworn in as Venezuela’s Interim President.
However, Rodríguez had condemned Washington’s military intervention and the capture of Nicolás Maduro earlier on Saturday.
Moreover, Trump offered few details about how Washington would oversee Venezuela, stating only that an unspecified ‘group’ would take charge.
The US military operation came after months of threats, warnings, and drug‑smuggling accusations by Trump against Maduro.
In a brief phone interview with The New York Times after the announcement, Trump celebrated the mission and described the operation as ‘brilliant.’
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