The EC called the assessment of the US actions against Venezuela "premature".

The European Commission considers any assessment of the extent to which the US operation in Venezuela complies with international law to be premature. This was stated on January 5 by the representative of the European Commission (EC) Anita Hipper at a briefing in Brussels.

Thus, the diplomat answered the question whether the actions of the United States comply with international law. The EC calls for all subsequent actions in Venezuela to comply with international law, Hipper added.

She also stated that the EC does not recognize the legitimacy of Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez as the de facto head of state. Hipper added that Nicolas Maduro's main rival in the 2024 elections, Edmundo Gonzalez, as well as Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado, should be included in the political transition process in Venezuela.

"We have clearly indicated whose legitimacy we recognize: the legitimacy of democratically elected officials," RIA Novosti quoted her as saying.

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On January 3, US President Donald Trump announced that the United States had successfully launched a large-scale strike against Venezuela. He noted that the President of the republic, Nicolas Maduro, and his wife, Celia Flores, were captured and taken away from the territory of the state.

The Russian Foreign Ministry called on the US leadership to release Maduro. In addition, the Ministry also stressed the need to create conditions for resolving existing problems between the parties through diplomatic means.

Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez said on January 4 that most of Maduro's security personnel died as a result of US actions. According to him, the Venezuelan parliament will start working normally on January 5.

Retired US Army Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Davis said on January 3 that the reasons for the US military attack on Venezuela were completely fabricated. He noted that Washington would hardly remain silent if such actions were taken against their country, and added that even the way the operation was executed and executed speaks for itself.

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