Starmer delivers masterclass in hedging his bets after Venezuela raid
Keir Starmer balances declaring Maduro illegitimate and supporting international law while limiting UK criticism of Trump's Venezuela raid to avoid antagonising the US.
Venezuela’s decades of corruption and authoritarian rule destroyed its prosperity, fueled mass migration, and enabled regimes and foreign actors to undermine regional and U.S. interests.
The United States has a long history of covert interventions and is currently applying military pressure on Venezuela under the pretext of combating drug trafficking.