Venezuela on Saturday demanded an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss the US attacks on the country.
“Faced with the criminal aggression committed by the US government against our homeland, we have requested an urgent meeting of the United Nations Security Council, which is responsible for upholding international law,” Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil wrote on the Telegram messaging platform.
The United States hit Venezuela with a “large-scale strike” early Saturday and said its president had been captured and flown out of the country after months of intense pressure on Nicolás Maduro’s government.
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, would face charges after an indictment in New York.
Venezuela’s government responded to the attack with a call to action: “People to the streets!”
Armed people and uniformed members of a civilian militia headed into the streets of a Caracas neighborhood long considered a stronghold of the ruling party. As daylight broke, some people rallied and yelled “Bring back Maduro!” while holding posters of the leader.
The Venezuelan government’s statement said that Maduro had “ordered all national defense plans to be implemented” and declared a state of emergency.
