US President Donald Trump has released a photo of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, handcuffed and blindfolded, on his social media account 'Truth Social'.
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The US military has taken control of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro through military action.
US President Donald Trump has shared a photo of a handcuffed and blindfolded Maduro on his social media account, Truth Social. The photo shows the 63-year-old Maduro wearing a tracksuit and holding a plastic water bottle. Trump has said that the US will continue to govern Venezuela until there is a safe transfer of power. He has also announced that he will immediately allow US oil companies to drill for Venezuela's vast oil reserves. Trump called it a "great operation" in an interview with the New York Times. He later told Fox & Friends that some US soldiers were injured in the operation, but no one was killed. Opposition joy and international reaction Last year's Nobel Peace Prize winner and Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has welcomed the event as a 'moment of freedom'. She has called on opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia to immediately assume the presidency in the 2024 elections. Meanwhile, the Venezuelan government has declared a state of emergency in the country, calling it a 'very serious military attack' by Washington.
The world community is divided over the US invasion of Venezuela and the arrest of Maduro. Russia and Iran have strongly condemned the military action. US allies France and the European Union (EU) have also expressed serious concern and skepticism about the move.
