{"id":2530169,"date":"2026-01-05T17:33:58","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T22:33:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russian-un-ambassador-rips-cynically-perpetrated-maduro-capture\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T17:36:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T22:36:17","slug":"russian-un-ambassador-rips-cynically-perpetrated-maduro-capture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russian-un-ambassador-rips-cynically-perpetrated-maduro-capture\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian UN ambassador rips &#8216;cynically perpetrated&#8217; Maduro capture"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frussian-un-ambassador-rips-cynically-perpetrated-maduro-capture%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2530169&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Russia&#8217;s U.N. ambassador Vasily nebenzya sharply condemned the U.S. capture of former Venezuelan leader Nicol\u00e1s Maduro, calling it a &#8220;cynically perpetrated&#8221; crime and demanding the immediate release of Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. the Trump governance executed an overnight operation to arrest Maduro on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bondi-offers-50-million-for-information-leading-to-maduros-arrest\/\" title=\"Bondi offers  million for information leading to ...&#039;s arrest\">drug-trafficking charges<\/a> and brought him to New York for a federal arraignment, prompting an emergency U.N.Security Council meeting. Russia &#8211; a staunch ally of Venezuela &#8211; backed Colombia&#8217;s request for the hearing and accused some countries of applying the U.N. charter selectively. U.S. officials, by contrast, maintain Maduro is an illegitimate leader and a narco-trafficking criminal; secretary of State Marco Rubio and the White House defended the rendition, with the administration calling it lawful and a step toward global peace. Maduro pleaded not guilty in federal court, and President Trump said the United States would take an active role in managing Venezuela&#8217;s future.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Russian UN ambassador rips Maduro capture as &lsquo;cynically perpetrated&rsquo; crime<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2464082\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\/\">Russian<\/a> ambassador to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-nations\/\">United Nations<\/a> Vasily Nebenzya said the Kremlin &ldquo;firmly condemns&rdquo; the United States&rsquo;s arrest of former Venezuelan dictator <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nicolas-maduro\/\">Nicolas Maduro<\/a>, calling on the U.S. government to release him.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration executed an overnight capture of Maduro from Venezuela early Saturday, arresting him on drug trafficking charges and bringing him to New York for his <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog\/venezuela-trump-maduro-us-court-live-updates\/\">federal arraignment<\/a>. In response to Maduro&rsquo;s arrest, the U.N. Security Council scheduled an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4400878\/un-security-council-emergency-meeting-trump-venezuela-strikes\/\">emergency meeting<\/a> in New York City to discuss the operations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4406885\/europe-pushes-venezuelan-opposition-lead-trump-puppet-delcy-rodriguez\/\">Europe pushes Venezuelan opposition to lead as Trump seeks to puppet Maduro&#8217;s vice president<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4406393\/paris-court-finds-guilty-cyberbullying-france-first-lady-brigitte-macron\/\">Paris court finds 10 people guilty of cyberbullying France&rsquo;s first lady Brigitte Macron<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4399732\/places-war-could-escalate-break-out-2026\/\">Places where war could escalate or break out in 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;There is no justification for the crime cynically perpetrated by the United States in Caracas, nor can there ever be any. We firmly condemn the act of armed aggression by the United States against <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/venezuela\/\">Venezuela<\/a> in breach of all norms of international law,&rdquo; Nebenzya said.<\/p>\n<p>Russia, a staunch ally of Venezuela, supported Colombian President Gustavo Petro&rsquo;s request for a Security Council hearing.<\/p>\n<p>The Russian ambassador referred to Maduro as &ldquo;the abducted President of Venezuela,&rdquo; and urged the U.S. to &ldquo;immediately release&rdquo; Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. Nebenzya stood behind Maduro, calling him the &ldquo;legitimately elected president of an independent state,&rdquo; according to a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/russiaun.ru\/en\/news\/05012026\">translation<\/a> of Nebenzya&rsquo;s speech.<\/p>\n<p>This stance is in direct contrast with the U.S.&rsquo;s long-standing, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/2021-2025.state.gov\/office-of-the-spokesperson\/releases\/2025\/01\/condemning-nicolas-maduros-illegitimate-attempt-to-seize-power-in-venezuela-and-announcing-new-actions-against-maduro-and-his-representatives-and-to-support-the-venezuelan-people\/\">bipartisan<\/a> view of Maduro as an illegitimate leader who wrongfully claimed control after losing Venezuela&rsquo;s 2024 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Maduro is NOT the president of Venezuela and his regime is NOT the legitimate government. Maduro is the head of the Cartel de Los Soles, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/venezuela-land-strikes-will-start-very-soon-trump-says\/\" title=\"... land strikes will start &#039;very soon,&#039; Trump says\">narco-terror organization<\/a> which has taken possession of a country. And he is under indictment for pushing drugs into the United States,&rdquo; Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/marcorubio\/status\/2007404924393697601?s=20\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Nebenzya, whose country has been at the epicenter of much international scrutiny for its <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia-ukraine-war\/\">war on Ukraine<\/a>, ripped the U.N. for &ldquo;selectively&rdquo; applying its charter to its member nations &ldquo;depending on what suits them politically.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We call upon the U.S. leadership to immediately release the legitimately elected president of an independent state and his spouse. Any problems and contradictions between the U.S. and Venezuela need to be resolved through dialogue. And this is precisely what is enshrined in the U.N. charter, with some countries, however, starting to invoke the goals and principles thereof selectively, depending on what suits them politically,&rdquo; Nebenzya said.<\/p>\n<p>The White House celebrated the capture as a path to global peace.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The successful rendition of Nicolas Maduro to the United States to answer for his lifetime of crimes was lawful. As in prior administrations, the entire Trump Administration coordinated to arrest the head of a major narco-trafficking Foreign Terrorist Organization, who has long been a fugitive of American justice. Once again, President Trump&lsquo;s decisive leadership will result in peace in the world,&rdquo; White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly told the <em>Washington Examiner.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Maduro pleaded <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4406772\/maduro-pleads-not-guilty-new-york-drug-charges\/\">not guilty<\/a> to the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >drug trafficking charges brought<\/a> before him on Monday, calling himself  &ldquo;a decent man&rdquo; before federal Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog\/venezuela-trump-maduro-us-court-live-updates\/\">VENEZUELA LIVE UPDATES: MADURO TO APPEAR IN COURT AS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION BRIEFS CONGRESS ON STRIKES<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump <\/a>has insisted that the United States will be &ldquo;in charge&rdquo; of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4406317\/trump-us-in-charge-of-venezuela\/\">running Venezuela<\/a> following Maduro&rsquo;s arrest.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re not going to just do this with Maduro, then leave like everybody else &mdash; leave and say, you know, &lsquo;Let it go to hell,&#8217;&rdquo; Trump <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4406317\/trump-us-in-charge-of-venezuela\/\">told reporters<\/a> on Saturday. &ldquo;If we just left, it has zero chance of ever coming back. We&rsquo;ll run it properly. We&rsquo;ll run it professionally.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russia slams US capture of Maduro as cynical crime<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2530170,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP25324771123412.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[36612,4280,41588,50813],"class_list":["post-2530169","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-maduro","tag-russia","tag-united-nations","tag-venezuela-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP25324771123412.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2530169","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2530169"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2530169\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2530173,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2530169\/revisions\/2530173"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2530170"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2530169"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2530169"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2530169"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}