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Trump Says Venezuelan Vice President Will Pay Higher Price Than Maduro if She Disobeys US
4 January 2026 @ 6:47 pm
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump warned on Sunday that Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez might have to pay an even higher price than Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro if she did not make the "right" decisions.
Death Toll From US Attack on Venezuela Rises to 80 - Report
4 January 2026 @ 6:43 pm
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The death toll from the US incursion in Venezuela has risen to 80, The New York Times reported on Sunday, citing a senior Venezuelan official.
Time Not on US's Side in Venezuela, Former Chavez Advisor Says
4 January 2026 @ 6:30 pm
“The message” the US hoped to send to regional leaders through its brazen attack on Venezuela and its kidnapping of President Maduro is that Washington “calls the shots…and that if you do not obey, we will apply the Monroe Doctrine,” Professor Heinz Dietrich told Sputnik.
While Seizing Maduro, US Forces Killed His Security Guards - Venezuelan Defense Minister
4 January 2026 @ 4:40 pm
MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) - While kidnapping Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, US military personnel killed most of their security guards and some civilian staff, Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez said on Sunday.
Group of Friends in Defense of UN Charter Condemns US Attack on Venezuela
4 January 2026 @ 4:19 pm
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Group of Friends in Defense of the Charter of the United Nations "most unequivocally and categorically" condemns the United States' act of aggression against Venezuela, according to a statement released on Sunday.
US Strikes on Venezuela Open ‘Political Pandora’s Box’: Here's What Comes Next
4 January 2026 @ 4:03 pm
More than 24 hours after President Maduro's kidnapping by US forces, it's still unclear what President Trump means when he talks about “running” Venezuela, international affairs observer and Issue Insight think tank research fellow John Kavulich tells Sputnik.
US Launched Operation in Venezuela With Cyberattack Blacking Out Caracas - Reports
4 January 2026 @ 1:22 pm
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The United States launched an operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, spearheaded by a cyberattack that caused power outages in many areas of Caracas, a newspaper reported, citing unnamed officials familiar with the mission details.
Trump's Team Working on Plan for Governing Venezuela After Maduro's Capture - Reports
4 January 2026 @ 1:18 pm
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — US President Donald Trump’s national security team is drafting a plan to govern Venezuela after President Nicolas Maduro was captured by US forces, media reported, citing senior officials.
Russian Forces Liberate Podoly Settlement in Kharkov Region - MoD
4 January 2026 @ 1:12 pm
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia's Battlegroup Zapad has taken control of the Podoly settlement in the Kharkov Region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
ICC in 2025: Losing Trust in the Developing World
4 January 2026 @ 12:00 pm
The International Criminal Court’s crisis of legitimacy intensified in 2025, with the Alliance of Sahel States quitting and creating their own judicial framework, and Hungary and Venezuela announcing plans to drop out.