{"id":170410,"date":"2026-01-03T17:00:56","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T14:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/170410\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"lukasenka-condemns-us-strikes-on-venezuela","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/170410\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0141uka\u0161enka condemns US strikes on Venezuela"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n\n Nicolas Maduro and Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka, October 2024\n <\/div>\n \n
\n (\u0141uka\u0161enka's press office)<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

January 3, Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has condemned “the act of American aggression\u201d against Venezuela, Russia’s RIA Novosti<\/em> reported, citing his spokeswoman Natalla Ejsmant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His statement came after reports of the United States’ strikes against Venezuela. US President Donald Trump said that Venezuela’s ruler Nicolas Maduro\u00a0and his wife were captured. The strikes followed mounting pressure from Washington in the preceding months, a US military buildup in the Caribbean and strikes on small Venezuelan vessels accused of shipping drugs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A few weeks ago, the Belarusian ruler called for a peaceful resolution of all issues between Washington and Caracas in an interview with Newsmax<\/em> journalist Greta Van Susteren.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWar will lead nowhere. . . I spoke to John Coale about this. I told him this would be a second Vietnam. Do you need that? You don\u2019t. So, there is no need to wage war there. It\u2019s possible to reach an agreement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, the Belarusian foreign ministry has also released a statement denouncing \u201cthe armed aggression\u201d against Venezuela and warning of a direct threat to international peace and security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Belarusian side reaffirms its unwavering support for the legitimate government of Venezuela and joins the call for an urgent convening of the United Nations Security Council, which bears primary responsibility for maintaining global peace,\u201d the statement reads. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The right of the Venezuelan people to determine their own future is inviolable, and no form of external interference, particularly through force, can be justified, it stressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Belarusian diplomatic mission in Caracas continues to operate, and its staff are safe, it noted, adding that the diplomats have not received requests for assistance from Belarusian nationals staying in Venezuela.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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