Leaders try to focus on what comes next, as backing for ejection of Maduro mingles uncomfortably with voicing of support for international law
European leaders emerged divided and torn as they tried to welcome the ejection of Venezuela’s authoritarian president, but still uphold the principles of international law that did not appear to allow Donald Trump to seize Nicolás Maduro, let alone declare that the US will run Venezuela and control its oil industry.
Europe tried to focus on the principle of a democratic transition, pointing out that the continent had not recognised Maduro as the legitimate leader of Venezuela since what were widely regarded as fraudulent elections in June 2024.
But Trump’s rejection of the Nobel prize-winning Venezuelan opposition figurehead, María Corina Machado, was awkward. Trump said she did not have support or respect in Venezuela, but European leaders have embraced her as leading an opposition that deserves power.
Carney should probably be bolstering his military
You’re not wrong. But Canada would be a hard sell for most of the world. But at this rate, I’ll believe most anything can happen.
Greenland would also be a hard sell. The EU cannot accept US violence on (basically) a member state.
We are all gonna be surprised how much they will accept.
I don’t think the Trump administration really cares if they sell anybody on what they’re doing
They already have problems with doing anything about the southern border, gonna be hard to secure the largest land border on the planet. Not that that might stop them