Lavrov condemned the capture of Maduro and his wife: Russia insists on the release of former President of Venezuela Maduro

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov condemned the capture of former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Celia Flores by US special forces. Moscow insists on their early release, he added at the UN General Assembly.

“Early this year, in violation of any norms, including moral norms, the United States’ invasion of Venezuela ended with the capture of President Maduro and his wife, their detention in an American prison without trial,” Lavrov said. The Foreign Minister recalled the need to respect the inviolability of senior officials in accordance with international law.

A detachment of elite American special forces Delta captured Nicolas Maduro and his wife on January 3 – they were soon taken out of the country. The United States has accused the former president of Venezuela of involvement in drug trafficking and terrorism. Consideration of the case will begin in the summer of 2027. Maduro denies the charges and calls on the court to drop them.