Venezuela Coverage

Ukrainian leaders find lessons in Trump’s daring Venezuela raidUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dared the West to act against the Kremlin in his speech on Thursday at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

US forces seize seventh sanctioned tanker linked to VenezuelaU.S. Southern Command said in a social media post that U.S. forces apprehended the Motor Vessel Sagitta on Tuesday “without incident.”

War powers resolution fails in SenateSenate Republicans have voted to dismiss a war powers resolution that would have limited President Trump’s ability to conduct further attacks on Venezuela.

Where Trump has threatened to strike nextPresident Donald Trump fired rhetorical warning shots at several governments across the globe this week.

Senate advances resolution to limit Trump’s war powers after VenezuelaThe Senate advanced a resolution Thursday that would limit President Donald Trump’s ability to conduct further attacks against Venezuela.

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Venezuela’s military buries soldiers killed in Maduro operationVenezuela’s military held a mass funeral in Caracas as it began to bury dozens of soldiers slain during the U.S. operation to capture Nicolás Maduro.

By Regina Garcia Cano, The Associated Press

US seizes 2 oil tankers linked to VenezuelaThe Trump administration intends to control the distribution of Venezuela’s oil products globally following its ouster of Maduro in a surprise raid.

By Josh Boak, The Associated Press

‘This was surgical’: The tactics behind the Maduro missionThe entire mission hinged on a narrow break in Venezuela’s weather. When that window opened, the U.S. military moved fast.

By Eve Sampson

US Venezuela blitz spooks some Canadian officialsThe American president has previously expressed his ambition to make Canada the 51st U.S. state.

By Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo

After US move on Venezuela, analysts see rules-based order at riskDefense News asked analysts in Europe and elsewhere to comment on the impact on the global rules-based order, the NATO alliance and Europe.

By Rudy Ruitenberg, Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo and Tom Kington

OpinionCan the US ‘run’ Venezuela? Military force doesn’t equal legitimacyBy declaring its intent to govern Venezuela, the U.S is creating a governance trap of its own making, Monica Duffy Toft argues.

By Monica Duffy Toft, Tufts University, The Conversation

Videos suggest stealthy Air Force drone flew recon for Maduro captureVideos purportedly show the RQ-170 Sentinel returning to Puerto Rico after the operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

By Stephen Losey

Monroe to Donroe: A ‘dead’ doctrine’s revival for current operationsBarack Obama declared the Monroe doctrine "dead." Under Trump, it finds new life.

By Claire Barrett

Trump’s Venezuela takeover fuels fresh angst about a US Greenland grabThe transatlantic dispute has taken on a new flavor after U.S. forces conducted a daring overnight raid in the capital of Caracas over the weekend.

By Sebastian Sprenger

Cuba says 32 Cuban officers were killed in US operation in VenezuelaCuba has acknowledged the deaths of 32 Cubans in the American military operation that ousted Venezuela's leader over the weekend.

Maduro arrives in US, Trump says operation will let US ‘run’ VenezuelaGen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said U.S. forces had rehearsed their maneuvers for months, learning everything about Maduro.

How the US captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás MaduroPresident Trump said a few U.S. personnel were injured and a helicopter was "hit pretty hard" in the operation, but he believed no one was killed.

Venezuela’s Maduro never escaped his predecessor’s shadowMaduro, who rose from bus driver to Venezuelan president and oversaw his country’s democratic undoing, was captured Saturday during an attack by US forces.

By Regina Garcia Cano

US strikes Venezuela, says Nicolás Maduro has been capturedIt was not known if there were any deaths or injuries on either side or if more actions lay ahead. Trump said the strikes were carried out “successfully.”

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