Venezuela showdown: Colombia delivers a blunt rebuke to US over Maduro arrest, joins Russia & China

Tensions flared at the UN Security Council as Colombia issued a blunt condemnation of the U.S. attack on Venezuela. Bogotá said the strikes, explosions, and detention of President Nicolas Maduro violated sovereignty and international law. Warning that civilian areas were hit and panic spread across Caracas, Colombia rejected any justification for unilateral force. The intervention added to mounting global criticism as the UN debated legality, escalation risks, and the future of regional stability.