respect international law and the principles of the United Nations Charter.<\/a><\/p>\nPolitical reactions within Spain<\/p>\n
\u201cWe call for de-escalation and responsibility. International law must be respected,\u201d the prime minister said, stressing the need to avoid further instability.<\/p>\n
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Opposition leader Alberto N\u00fa\u00f1ez Feij\u00f3o also reacted to the strikes, saying it was a \u201cbad day\u201d for the government of Nicol\u00e1s Maduro and for its allies, \u201cincluding those within the orbit of the Spanish government\u201d.<\/p>\n
Feij\u00f3o criticises Maduro and his allies<\/p>\n
Writing on X, the Popular Party leader said that prudence was \u201ccompatible with hope\u201d that Venezuela could regain the future he claimed had been taken from it \u201cwith the complicit silence of too many leaders in my country\u201d.<\/p>\n
Feij\u00f3o\u2019s remarks underline the deep political divide in Spain over how to respond to the escalating crisis in Venezuela and the role of international actors.<\/p>\n
Russia warns of regional escalation<\/p>\n
Russia strongly condemned what it described as an \u201cact of armed aggression\u201d by the United States against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.<\/p>\n
In a statement issued hours after reports of bombings in Caracas and several Venezuelan states, Moscow warned of the danger of a wider regional escalation and stressed that \u201cLatin America must remain a zone of peace\u201d, referencing commitments made by the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States in 2014.<\/p>\n
Defence of Venezuelan sovereignty<\/p>\n
The Russian foreign ministry said Venezuela must be guaranteed the right to determine its own destiny \u201cwithout any destructive interference, and even less military interference from outside\u201d.<\/p>\n
It also dismissed Washington\u2019s justifications for the intervention, arguing that ideological hostility had overridden pragmatic considerations.<\/p>\n
Colombia activates security measures<\/p>\n
In Colombia, President Gustavo Petro announced the activation of a National Security Council and the deployment of public forces along the shared border with Venezuela.<\/p>\n
Petro described the US action as an aggression against Venezuelan sovereignty and said Colombia, which currently holds a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council, would seek to convene the body to address the crisis.<\/p>\n
Call for dialogue and civilian protection<\/p>\n
\u201cThe government of Colombia rejects the aggression against the sovereignty of Venezuela,\u201d Petro said, calling for dialogue and unity among the Venezuelan people and reaffirming the UN principle of self-determination.<\/p>\n
He expressed \u201cdeep concern\u201d over reports of explosions and unusual aerial activity, rejecting \u201cany unilateral military action\u201d that could endanger the civilian population.<\/p>\n
Mexico condemns unilateral military action<\/p>\n
Mexico\u2019s foreign ministry issued a strong statement condemning what it called unilateral US military actions against targets in Venezuela.<\/p>\n
The Mexican government described the strikes as a flagrant violation of Article 2 of the UN Charter and reiterated its commitment to international law and a pacifist foreign policy.<\/p>\n
Urgent call to halt hostilities<\/p>\n
Mexico urged an immediate cessation of all acts of aggression against the Venezuelan government and people, warning of the serious consequences for regional stability.<\/p>\n
The statement reflects growing concern across Latin America about the precedent set by military intervention.<\/p>\n
Iran joins international criticism<\/p>\n
Iran also joined the chorus of condemnation, with its foreign ministry denouncing the US attack on Venezuelan territory as a clear violation of the UN Charter and fundamental norms of international law.<\/p>\n
Tehran specifically cited the prohibition on the use of force and called the action a threat to international peace and security.<\/p>\n
Pressure mounts for de-escalation<\/p>\n
Iran called on the United Nations and governments that uphold the rule of law to condemn the attack \u201cimmediately and unequivocally\u201d.<\/p>\n
As reactions continue to pour in, international pressure is mounting for de-escalation and diplomatic engagement to prevent further instability in Venezuela and the wider region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Prime Minister, Pedro S\u00e1nchez, during the videoconference with overseas missions. Credit: Pool Moncloa\/Borja Puig de la Bellacasa Spain\u2019s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":671493,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5312],"tags":[2000,299,104],"class_list":{"0":"post-671492","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-spain","8":"tag-eu","9":"tag-europe","10":"tag-spain"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115832071291724468","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/671492","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=671492"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/671492\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/671493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=671492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=671492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=671492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}