In this article, we summarize Donald Trump’s statements on how the military attack was carried out, the possibility of a second attack, his plans for Venezuela, and the enormous importance that Venezuelan oil will have in the coming months of US intervention in South America.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/04/were-going-to-run-the-country-trump-hints-at-possible-us-occupation-of-venezuela/

Demonstrations have taken place across Europe since the United States bombed Venezuela and abducted President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores on January 3, as people across the region mobilize in defense of sovereignty and international law. European leaders, meanwhile, once again failed to even minimally echo such demands. EU officials including Kaja Kallas, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and several other heads of government more or less explicitly supported the US assault on Caracas, which killed dozens.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/05/europe-rallies-for-venezuela-as-governments-fail-to-denounce-us-attacks/

🇻🇪🇧🇴 “The United States lives off wars and provoking wars.”

Bolivian social leader and former president, Evo Morales, denounced the attacks by the United States against Venezuela and reminded people of the coup d’etat in Bolivia in 2019, which, according to him, was carried out to take control over Bolivia's vast lithium reserves

Over the past several days, the United Arab Emirates has suffered its first clear defeat in a direct power contest with Saudi Arabia in eastern Yemen. For the first time since its establishment in mid-2017, the Abu Dhabi-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) has been forced to relinquish its military presence in the governorates of Hadramout and Al-Mahra. Under sustained ground pressure from Saudi-aligned Nation’s Shield forces – backed by Saudi airpower – the STC withdrew from all the military positions it had seized across both governorates.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/05/saudi-arabia-pushes-uae-allies-out-of-eastern-yemen/

🇻🇪 "The homeland is in good hands, dad. And soon we will embrace here in Venezuela."

Deputy in the National Assembly and leader of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Nicolas Maduro Guerra, spoke at the inauguration of the National Assembly and sent a message to his father, Nicolas Maduro, and the country that the Bolivarian Revolution remains intact and continues strong. Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez was sworn in as interim president of Venezuela on Monday, January 5.

Maduro Guerra also spoke about the values of his father and that he gave the sign of victory to let his people know that they shall prevail.

"If they are Monroe, we are Simon Bolivar."

Various working-class organizations and left-wing political formations, including trade unions, students and farmers’ groups in different parts of Asia, issued condemnations of the US attack on Venezuela and the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores.

Large-scale protest marches were organized in various cities across the region demanding respect for Venezuela’s sovereignty and international laws. The protesters also demanded their respective governments take a clear stand against Washington’s attempts to establish its hegemony.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/05/popular-movements-and-workers-across-asia-condemn-us-aggression-in-venezuela/

🇻🇪🇧🇷 MST and Brazilian movements rally in solidarity with Venezuela and condemn Trump's threats against the region

Members of Brazil's Landless Rural Workers' Movement (MST) and other people's movements mobilized outside US embassies and consulates in cities across Brazil to protest the illegal strikes on the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, and the kidnapping of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, the first combatant, Cilia Flores.

MST national leader Gilmar Mauro spoke at a rally outside the US consulate in São Paulo and highlighted the historic relationship of the MST with Venezuela and how it has supported Venezuela in its efforts to achieve food sovereignty. The MST is sending 100 members to Venezuela this month to join its existing internationalist brigade there.

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Although the exact death toll is still unknown, it is known that among those killed were Venezuelan and Cuban soldiers, as well as Venezuelan and Colombian civilians.

Several days after the US attack on Venezuela, the official number of dead and wounded is still unknown. Although attempts have been made to portray the attack as “swift and clean”, the truth is that the death toll reflects an incursion in which dozens of people were killed in just 140 minutes, resulting in an extremely high mortality rate. Nearly 150 aircraft participated in the attack, destroying Venezuela’s air defense system and killing dozens of military personnel and civilians.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/06/death-toll-from-us-attack-on-venezuela-approaches-80/

In the aftermath of the illegal US operation against Venezuela, a deliberate misinformation campaign has been waged to sow doubt about the survival of the country’s revolution

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/05/venezuelas-revolution-still-stands-debunking-trumps-psyop/

🇻🇪 “Our people are in the streets until they return him to us.”

The people of Venezuela took to the streets by the thousands in Caracas and other cities of Venezuela, to defend the Bolivarian revolution and to condemn the illegal attacks of the US, and the illegal kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.

Peoples Dispatch spoke to Dr. Emad Al-Hatabeh, a member of the central committee of the Jordanian Communist Party, who shared his reflections on the Trump administration’s role in shaping one of the bloodiest years for the region.

The Jordanian communist leader argues that energy, minerals, technology, and sea routes have been the main pillars of the Trump administration’s policy over the globe, with particular focus on West Asia.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/05/peace-through-strength-was-the-us-motto-for-west-asia-in-2025-says-dr-emad-al-hatabeh/

“Keir Starmer, where’s your spine? Occupation is a crime,” was among the chants that echoed outside the British prime minister’s residence as more than 2,000 people rallied against US attacks on Venezuela and the illegal abduction of President Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores.

Since the Trump administration escalated its assault on Venezuela on Saturday, European leaders have repeatedly refused to describe the attack as a violation of international law, causing widespread anger at home. Keir Starmer and his cabinet have been no exception, as emphasized by several speakers at the rally. “Instead of standing up to Trump, European leaders have given him the green light over Venezuela,” Labour MP Richard Burgon said. “The prime minister’s statement was shameful. It was reckless. He abandoned international law to appease Donald Trump. We saw it with Gaza, and now we’re seeing it again with Venezuela.”

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/06/protesters-urge-uk-government-to-grow-a-spine-and-stand-up-to-trump/

🇨🇳🇻🇪 China condemns US attacks against Venezuela and violation of the UN Charter

Lin Jian, the spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, expressed the country’s “grave concern” over the US bombing Venezuela and kidnapping President Maduro and his spouse.

Following the shocking invasion of Venezuela and the abduction of President Nicolás Maduro, African states, social movements, trade unions, and political parties have responded with strong condemnation of the action, while expressing solidarity and support for the people of Venezuela.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/06/africa-voices-outrage-against-us-invasion-of-venezuela-and-kidnapping-of-president-maduro/

🇻🇪🟢🟣Venezuelan women reject US attacks in mass march

Thousands of women took to the streets of Venezuela to denounce the illegal US strikes on their country and demanded the immediate release and return of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, the First Combatant, Cilia Flores. They also expressed support for the recently sworn-in acting president Delcy Rodríguez.

In their latest article, Vijay Prashad and Carlos Ron analyze the aftermath of the US military attack on Venezuela and the kidnapping of Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, and what comes next

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/07/the-current-situation-in-venezuela-a-government-in-charge-a-people-resilient/

On January 7, a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent fatally shot a woman in the head in a residential neighborhood in south Minneapolis, firing into her vehicle at point-blank range. The woman was later identified by authorities as 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good.

A neighbor who saw what happened told local MPR news: “She was trying to turn around, and the ICE agent was in front of her car, and he pulled out a gun … and shot her in the face like three, four times.”

Witnesses said she died immediately.

Within hours, federal officials presented a starkly different account from what eyewitnesses reported.

In a tweet on his Truth Social platform, US President Donald Trump accused Good of “violently, willfully, and viciously” running over an ICE agent with her vehicle. The agent then “shot her in self-defense,” he claimed. US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said the 37-year-old woman was killed after carrying out an alleged “act of domestic terrorism”.

https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/07/ice-killing-in-minneapolis-sparks-mass-outrage/

🇲🇽🇻🇪 “This is a matter of the sovereignty of the people of Venezuela.”

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum expressed her concern over the US aggression on Venezuela as a matter of the sovereignty of the Venezuelan People.

China has reiterated its demand for the immediate release of Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, kidnapped by the US during an illegal military aggression last week.

“No country should put domestic rules above international law. China calls on the US to release president Maduro and his wife at once and ensure their personal safety,” said Mao Ning, spokesperson of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a press conference.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/07/us-aggression-in-venezuela-seriously-destabilizes-international-order-says-china/

Left parties and rights groups condemned India’s top court on Monday, January 5, after it denied bail to activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam even after spending more than five years in prison without trial.

Progressive groups termed the denial of bail a violation of the fundamental right of liberty, accusing the Narendra Modi-led government of persecuting opposition voices and political dissent.

Both Khalid and Imam were student activists involved in popular mobilizations against amendments in the country’s citizenship law (Citizenship Amendment Act or CAA) brought by the Hindu supremacist, ultra-right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government in 2019.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/07/indias-top-court-under-fire-for-denying-bail-to-activists-jailed-for-5-years/

The central committee of the Workers Party of Bangladesh (WPB) has decided to withdraw from the upcoming national elections, scheduled to be held in February.

The party cited the deteriorating law and order in the country and the absence of a level playing field as the main reasons for its decision to not participate in the elections.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/07/workers-party-of-bangladesh-withdraws-from-upcoming-national-elections-citing-political-persecution/