Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores attend a year-end salutation to military forces in La Guaira, Venezuela.
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US President Donald Trump on Saturday said that the United States had captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, and flown them out of the country.
"The United States of America has successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela and its leader, President Nicolas Maduro, who has been, along with his wife, captured and flown out of the Country", Trump said in a Truth Social post.
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who was captured by U.S. special forces early Saturday, will "finally face justice for his crimes."
"The United States of America has successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela and its leader, President Nicolas Maduro, who has been, along with his wife, captured and flown out of the Country," aid Donald Trump in a post on Truth Social.
U.S. President Donald Trump said earlier that Maduro had been taken out of the country following U.S. strikes.
Meanwhile, Russia was deeply concerned and condemned an "act of armed aggression" against Venezuela committed by the United States, Russian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.
"In the current situation, it is important... to prevent further escalation and to focus on finding a way out of the situation through dialogue," the ministry said in a statement.
With inputs from Reuters