BRITAIN will “shed no tears” after America’s strike on Venezuela this morning, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said.
Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, 63, was captured and will face a criminal trial in the US after he was seized in a US-led special forces operation in the early hours.
Now, Sir Keir has backed transition in Venezuela after Donald Trump announced America would “run” the country until a “safe” transfer of power.
The UK Government will discuss the “evolving situation” with US counterparts over the coming days and will “shed no tears” about the end of Nicolas Maduro’s regime, the PM said.
In a statement on Sunday evening, Sir Keir said: “The UK has long supported a transition of power in Venezuela.
“We regarded Maduro as an illegitimate president and we shed no tears about the end of his regime.
“I reiterated my support for international law this morning.
“The UK Government will discuss the evolving situation with US counterparts in the days ahead as we seek a safe and peaceful transition to a legitimate government that reflects the will of the Venezuelan people.”
Maduro, 63, was pictured aboard the USS Iwo Jima – a huge aircraft carrier stationed in the Caribbean – as he was shipped off to New York.
The captured leader was seen wearing ear defenders and a thick black blindfold with a bottle of water in his hands. He was bizarrely in a grey Nike tracksuit.
Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores were reportedly captured by Delta Force, the US military’s elite special mission unit, in the early hours of Saturday morning.
His exfiltration was part of a special military operation supported by large-scale air strikes.
The pair were reportedly dragged from their bedroom from inside a fortified military compound while Black Hawk helicopters pounded Caracas.
Both have been hit with narco-terrorism and weapons-related charges.
Trump has consistently framed Venezuela under Maduro as an illegitimate regime, accusing it of operating as a narco-state aligned with US adversaries.
President Maduro declared a state of emergency when the bombs first started to drop.
He went on to accuse the Trump administration of attacking civilian and military sites.
A series of huge explosions rang out in Caracas this morning as low-flying planes and helicopters were spotted buzzing the city by witnesses.
Columns of smoke and flames could be seen in videos recorded at the scene.
At least seven explosions were reported in a matter of minutes of the strike starting.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/37802909/starmer-no-tears-maduro-pm-backs-trump/
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