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In a major geopolitical escalation, US President Donald Trump has confirmed that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife were ‘captured and flown out of the country’ following large-scale US military strikes. The operation, conducted with US law enforcement, marks a significant shift in the region. On this broadcast, Foreign Affairs Expert Sushant Sareen analyzes the development, criticizing the US for what he terms an ‘indefensible’ act of ‘regime change’ based on ‘manufactured evidence’ of drugs. Sareen argues that the ‘global order has broken down’ and compares the US actions to Russian aggression, warning of dangerous implications for international relations.
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