
Just days into 2026, global geopolitics has been jolted by a dramatic U.S. strike on Venezuela that left President Nicolás Maduro in American custody. The operation, ordered under Donald Trump, has triggered sharp international reactions. Leaders including Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Kamala Harris weighed in, while Russia, China, and Latin American nations condemned the action. As calls for restraint grow, sovereignty and international law are once again under intense global scrutiny.