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\n\n \u0141uka\u0161enka meeting with Maduro at a BRICs summit in Russia in 2024\n <\/div>\n \n
\n (Belarusian leader's press office) <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

January 8, Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> <\/strong>Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has for the first time publicly commented on the US capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro five days ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said the US operation involved \u201cconspiracy and treachery,\u201d speaking at an award presentation ceremony in Minsk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to him, both military and civilian officials in Venezuela were paid in cash, apparently to facilitate Maduro\u2019s capture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u0141uka\u0161enka said that Maduro\u2019s wife, who was captured together with her husband, rejected an offer to remain in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI know her; [she is] a very courageous woman. She was taken to America and charged with drug business. This is the justice they have taught us all our lives. Have they had enough of it? They have no truth and no justice, and they never will.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added that he had warned US officials against \u201cdoing these foolish things that they would find difficult to sort out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said that Americans attacked a helpless man, killing all of his guards and wounding his wife. He sarcastically described the operation as \u201cgreat heroism,\u201d adding, \u201cThis is an empire that spends more than a trillion dollars on weapons.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He described the operation as a disgrace, noting that a similar scenario would be unrealistic in Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDo you remember the Security Council meeting last year, at which we assigned roles in case \u2018there is no president\u2019? Listen, we must have foresight . . . Even if it happens, we have everything arranged for this case.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u0141uka\u0161enka also described unspecified recent global developments as \u201cmadness.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Belarusian ruler had not commented on the operation earlier, but his spokeswoman, Natalla Piatkievi\u010d, and the foreign ministry had denounced it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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