Donald Trump says US has captured Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro and his wife

'The United States ‌of ‌America has successfully carried ⁠out a large scale strike against Venezuela and ⁠its ⁠leader, President Nicolas Maduro,' Trump said in a Truth Social post.

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