” I was briefed this morning on the U.S. military capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, as well as their planned imprisonment in federal custody here in New York City,” Mamdani wrote.
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani condemned the U.S. operation to remove Nicolas Maduro from Venezuela, calling the action a ” violation of international law .”
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New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani condemned the U.S. operation to remove Nicolas Maduro from Venezuela, calling the action a “violation of international law.”
Here’s what Mamdani wrote, and emphasis is added:
“IwasbriefedthismorningontheU.S.militarycaptureofVenezuelanPresidentNicolásMaduroandhiswife,aswellastheirplannedimprisonmentinfederalcustodyhereinNewYorkCity,”Mamdaniwrote.
“Unilaterallyattackingasovereignnationisanactofwarandaviolationoffederalandinternationallaw.Thisblatantpursuitofregimechangedoesn’tjustaffectthoseabroad,itdirectlyimpactsNewYorkers,includingtensofthousandsofVenezuelanswhocallthiscityhome.Myfocusistheirsafetyandthesafetyofev
