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Sat Jan 3, 2026, 05:38 PM Jan 3

BBC: European leaders react to Venezuela operation [View all]

UK: Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the UK was not involved in the operation and he wants to speak to Trump "to establish the facts first" before commenting further.

France: President Emmanuel Macron calls for the Maduro's 2024 opposition candidate – Edmundo González – who he refers to as "president", to oversee a "peaceful, democratic" transition.

Germany: Maduro "led his country to ruin", says Chancellor Friedrich Merz, but adds the government is taking time to decide if US actions broke international law.

Italy: Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni says that "external military action is not the way to put an end to totalitarian regimes", but adds it is "legitimate" to defend against "attacks on one's own security".

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