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The US Embassy in Caracas advised Americans not to travel to Venezuela and urged those in the country to leave.
The Venezuelan government denounced the alleged attack as an aggression from the US and a violation of the United Nations charter.
“The objective of this attack is none other than to seize Venezuela’s strategic resources, particularly its oil and minerals, attempting to forcibly break the nation’s political independence,” the government said in a statement. “They will not succeed. After more than two hundred years of independence, the people and their legitimate government remain steadfast in defense of sovereignty and the inalienable right to determine their own destiny.”
The Venezuelan government declared a state of emergency and “ordered all national defense plans to be implemented.”
The US Embassy in Caracas issued a travel advisory urging Americans to avoid all travel to Venezuela and advising those present to depart immediately due to heightened risks from the ongoing military situation.
Venezuela's government condemned the US strikes and capture of President Maduro as a direct violation of the UN Charter and an illegal aggression aimed at seizing the nation's oil and mineral resources while undermining its sovereignty. In response, they declared a nationwide state of emergency and activated all national defense plans to protect the country.
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The Venezuelan government declared a state of emergency and “ordered all national defense plans to be implemented.”
“Today, with the spirit of Bolivar, Miranda, and our liberators, the Venezuelan people rise up once again to defend their independence against imperial aggression. People, take to the streets!” the government’s statement read.
In a video address that aired on Thursday, Maduro accused the US of wanting to force a government change in the South American country and access its oil reserves.
The 63-year-old Maduro, who has held power in Venezuela for 13 years, has been charged with narco-terrorism by the US.
On Friday, Maduro met with a special envoy for Chinese President Xi Jinping at the presidential palace in Caracas to reaffirm ties with China amid tensions with the US.
Venezuela's government, led by Vice President Delcy Rodríguez, declared a nationwide state of emergency and activated all national defense plans in response to the US capture of President Nicolás Maduro. Their statement invoked the spirits of Bolívar and Miranda, calling on the people to "rise up once again to defend their independence against imperial aggression" and urging citizens to take to the streets in protest.
In a Thursday video address, Maduro had accused the US of seeking regime change to control Venezuela's oil reserves. The 63-year-old leader, in power for 13 years, faces US narco-terrorism charges. On Friday, he had met with a special envoy from Chinese President Xi Jinping at the presidential palace in Caracas to strengthen bilateral ties amid escalating US tensions.
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Colombian President Gustavo Petro claimed his neighboring country was “attacked” and called for a meeting between the Organization of American States and the United Nations.
“Right now they are bombing Caracas. Alert to the whole world, they have attacked Venezuela,” Petro wrote on X. “They are bombing with missiles. The OAS and the UN must meet immediately.”
Cuban officials called the strikes “criminal activity by the US.
“Our ‘Peace Zone’ is being brutally assaulted. State terrorism against the brave Venezuelan people and against Our America,” Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said. “Homeland or Death We Shall Overcome!”
On Friday, Maduro claimed his regime was “ready” to discuss an agreement with the US to prevent drug trafficking.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro described the US strikes on Venezuela as an attack, posting on X that Caracas was being bombed with missiles and urgently calling for immediate meetings of the Organization of American States (OAS) and the United Nations to address the crisis.
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel condemned the strikes as "criminal activity" by the US, labeling it "state terrorism" against the Venezuelan people and Latin America. He invoked Cuba's "Peace Zone" and affirmed solidarity with the rallying cry "Homeland or Death We Shall Overcome!"
On Friday, Maduro stated his regime was prepared to negotiate an anti-drug trafficking agreement with the US.
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“The US government knows, because we’ve told many of their spokespeople, that if they want to seriously discuss an agreement to combat drug trafficking, we’re ready,” the left-wing authoritarian told Spanish journalist Ignacio Ramonet in a sitdown recorded on New Year’s Eve and broadcast on state TV Thursday.
The US military has carried out drone strikes off the Venezuelan coast on suspect drug smuggling boats.
Maduro’s call for talks comes a week after a CIA drone strike on a docking area believed to be used by cartels.
Venezuela had detained at least five Americans following the Trump administration’s latest military and economic pressure campaign.
One of the detainees, James Luckey-Lange, a Staten Island resident, claims he was wrongfully detained as he crossed the Venezuelan border on a long-trip across Latin America.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro expressed willingness for direct talks with the US on combating drug trafficking, stating on state TV Thursday (broadcast from a New Year's Eve interview with Ignacio Ramonet) that Venezuela is ready if the US is serious. This follows US drone strikes off Venezuela's coast targeting suspected drug smuggling boats, including a recent CIA operation on a cartel-linked docking area one week prior. Tensions escalated amid Venezuela detaining at least five Americans, such as Staten Island resident James Luckey-Lange, who claims wrongful border detention during a Latin America trip, amid Trump's intensified military and economic pressures.
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