US Faces International Outcry Over Venezuela Strikes at UN Meeting. New York, United States — The United States has come under intense international criticism following an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council on December 23, 2025, concerning its military action against Venezuela.
The US faced accusations of a “crime of aggression “from several nations, including Brazil, China, Colombia, Cuba, Eritrea, Mexico, Russia, South Africa, and Spain, which collectively condemned the deadly strikes on Venezuela and the capture of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.
Brazil’s ambassador to the UN, Sérgio França Danese, described the bombings on Venezuelan territory and the capture of Maduro as a “very serious affront to the sovereignty of Venezuela and set an extremely dangerous precedent for the entire international community. Officials commented on the matter.
The meeting was held hours before Maduro was set to appear before a federal judge in Manhattan on charges including “narco-terrorism “conspiracy, cocaine importation, and weapons trafficking.
UN Secretary — General António Guterres warned that the capture of Maduro risked intensifying instability in Venezuela and across the region, questioning whether the operation respected the rules of international law. He urged Venezuelan actors to engage in “inclusive and democratic dialogue “and offered UN support for a peaceful way forward.
Russia and China, both permanent Security Council members, were particularly vocal in their criticism.
Vasily Nebenzya, Moscow’s ambassador, called the intervention “a turn back to the era of lawlessness “and urged the council to reject the methods of US military foreign policy. China’s representative, Fu Cong, echoed the charge, demanding that the US “change its course, cease its bullying and coercive practices “, and “return to the path of political solutions through dialogue and negotiations.”
The Cuban ambassador, Ernesto Soberón Guzmán, described the US military attack against Venezuela as an “imperialist and fascist aggression with objectives of domination. “.
Waltz invoked Article 51 of the UN charter, which enshrines the right to self-defence, and said the evidence against Maduro would be presented openly in US court.
The UN Security Council, however, remained divided, with any attempt to censure the US likely to be blocked by its veto power. Further details are expected as the situation develops.
*Additional reporting by ImNews | Sources consulted: 5*
