Venezuelan opposition figure Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, in an Instagram post from exile in Spain, said Maduro’s capture was “an important step, but not enough” to return the crisis-hit nation to normal. Donald Trump (left) says the US will “run” Venezuela after its President Nicolas Maduro was flown to New York to face narcotrafficking charges. Photo / AFPVenezuelans braced for the political aftermath of the raid, in which US commandos swooped in on helicopters, backed by fighter jets and naval forces, to capture Maduro. Who will run Venezuela? As news of Maduro’s capture rippled out, exiled Venezuelans waved flags and celebrated in plazas from Madrid to Santiago.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 05, 2026 03:08 UTC