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EU urges 'restraint', respect for international law in Venezuela after Maduro capture

Nicolas Maduro European Union Venezuela Donald Trump United States JD Vance Gonzalez Urrutia Kaja Kallas Maria Corina Machado Pam Bondi
Fire at Fuerte Tiuna, Venezuela's largest military complex, is seen from a distance after a series of US strikes in Caracas on 3 January, 2026. AFP - STR

The EU has called for "restraint" and respect for international law in Venezuela after President Donald Trump announced US forces had captured leader Nicolas Maduro in a large-scale assault on Saturday. France has said no solution "can be imposed from outside".

On Saturday, Trump ordered large-scale military strikes in Venezuela and announced that leftist leader Nicolas Maduro had been captured and flown out of the country.

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