UN Security Council meets on Venezuela escalation | tagesschau.de | EUROtoday

As of: December 23, 2025 4:40 a.m

Tensions between Venezuela and the USA proceed to escalate. US President Trump has now recommended that his counterpart Maduro resign. The UN Security Council is assembly in an emergency session immediately.

The UN Security Council is assembly immediately for an emergency assembly to debate tensions between Venezuela and the US. The authorities in Caracas had referred to as for the assembly with the help of Russia and China. Meanwhile, the US authorities’s rhetoric in direction of Venezuela can also be changing into more and more clear.

At a press convention on Monday, US President Donald Trump recommended that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro resign: “It’s entirely up to him what he wants to do. I think it would be wise of him to do that,” replied Trump when requested whether or not the US authorities wished to drive Maduro to resign by placing strain on Venezuela.

Trump added: “If he wants to do something – if he shows himself tough, it will be the last time he ever gets to show himself tough.”

Noem additionally referred to as for Maduro’s resignation

Shortly earlier than, US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem had referred to as for Maduro’s resignation. “We are not limiting ourselves to intercepting these ships, but also sending a message to the world that Maduro’s illegal activities are intolerable and he must go,” Noem instructed Fox News.

The ships Noem was speaking about are two oil tankers that the US just lately seized off the coast of Venezuela. A 3rd freighter is reportedly at present being pursued by the US Coast Guard.

Trump: “We’ll keep the ships too”

According to Trump, the seized oil tankers will stay within the possession of the United States. About the oil, the Republican mentioned on Monday, referring to the primary oil tanker introduced underneath management on December tenth: “We will keep it.” Perhaps will probably be used for strategic reserves. Trump added: “We’re keeping the ships too.”

The authorities of the South American nation strongly condemned the detention. Venezuelan crude oil exports have since fallen sharply. Loaded ships stay in Venezuelan waters slightly than danger confiscation.

At the start of the 2000s, Venezuela nationalized oil fields, affecting overseas corporations, together with these from the USA. A dispute over compensation ensued.

Trump’s strain marketing campaign towards Maduro

Trump’s menace marketing campaign towards Maduro consists of an elevated army presence within the area. Before the operations towards the oil tankers, the US army had repeatedly attacked boats within the Caribbean and the jap Pacific in current weeks as a result of they had been mentioned to have smuggled medication in direction of the USA. Dozens of individuals died within the assaults.

The US army has not but offered any concrete proof to justify these operations. From the angle of UN human rights specialists, the US authorities is violating worldwide regulation with the assaults.

In its request for an emergency assembly of the UN Security Council, the Venezuelan authorities additionally cites violations of worldwide regulation by the USA. Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Yván Gil speaks of “attacks on ships, extrajudicial executions and illegal piracy.” Veto energy Russia assured the Venezuelan authorities of its full help.