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Venezuela defense minister says will resist presence of foreign troops

By Thomson Reuters Jan 3, 2026 | 3:36 AM

Jan 3 (Reuters) – Venezuela will resist the ‍presence of foreign troops, Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino ‌said in ‌a video early on Saturday, as U.S. President Donald Trump ​said Venezuelan President ‍Nicolas ​Maduro had ​been captured and ‍was being removed from the country.

A U.S. attack ‍on the country in the early ‍morning ‍struck civilian ​areas, Padrino ​said, ⁠and Venezuela ‌is compiling information about dead and injured people.

(Reporting by Julia Symmes ⁠Cobb)