On Saturday morning, January 3, the US military attacked Venezuela, arrested and took President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Celia Flores out of the country. What goals did the United States pursue and how events will develop further – in the content of “Moscow Evening”.
Why did the US attack Venezuela?
Strategic goals
According to political scientist Yury Svetov, Trump's first strategic goal, given his attack on Venezuela, is to control the Western Hemisphere, so that only forces oriented towards the United States are present there.
The second strategic goal is to control the resources of the Western Hemisphere, primarily oil.
“He made these plans during his first term as president, but then distractions arose. Now, the United States, led by Trump, has returned to this again. The US president said quite publicly in the summer that America has its own interests and that it can force its allies and opponents to obey them. Now, he is doing that. Taking the example of Maduro, he gave all the other leaders of the countries The Western Hemisphere saw that the President of Venezuela was offered to give up power and go to Türkiye, but he did not want to.” Accordingly, as Trump rudely said, Maduro showed off and was deceived,” the expert noted.
Experts believe that this could happen to the presidents of Colombia, Mexico and other countries:
“This is a direct warning to Colombian President Gustavo Petro. This message is aimed at the head of US-friendly Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, because the country is ruled by drug cartels, and the US can remove her and put someone beneficial to them in her place. In addition, the Venezuela scenario can happen in Cuba, Canada, Denmark because Trump wants to take over Greenland and in Iran if he continues to restore the nuclear program and threaten Israel.”
“Noriega scenario”: Revealing Maduro's difficult situation
The third strategic goal of the attack on Venezuela is to warn other countries outside the Western Hemisphere that they should not interfere in Latin American affairs.
“This is a warning to China, which has been investing very actively in the Latin American economy in recent years. And a warning to Russia that we should not interfere in Venezuela. Our air defense system is also present there and there are Russian advisers. This can be considered a prophecy of Zhirinovsky, who in 2020 said that the United States will control Venezuela and Russia will control Ukraine. The United States has resolved some of its important problems by this invasion and at the same time “kicked” Russia and China's Interlocutor.
Tactical goals
In addition, as this expert commented, the US attack on Venezuela also has a tactical purpose.
— January 20 will be the first year of Trump's presidency, so he needs to effectively present specific results of his activities during this period. Now he will be able to do this, because he sent Maduro to an American prison with a bag on his head, and the United States will control oil resources in Venezuela and reduce gas prices,” Svetov explained.
And the main goal
According to political scientist Dmitry Zhuravlev, in the attack on Venezuela, the United States actually pursued several goals, but the main one was to change the principles of the modern world.
— Since 1945, it has been believed that force cannot be a means of defending the state; There must be negotiations and a well-developed foreign policy. But Trump showed who is stronger is right. He always maintained this stance and realized it by attacking Venezuela. The political scientist is sure that Trump believes that soft power does not allow America to achieve the tasks it has set for itself, so he began to act directly. What happens next?
Political scientist Yury Svetov emphasized that Delcy Rodriguez has now been sworn in as the new president of Venezuela. However, she loudly declared that Nicolas Maduro remains the sole legitimate head of the republic.
“It is important to understand that the United States will only consider her as the leader of the country if she follows their instructions. It was also announced that the transition of power in the country will be supervised by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who in fact planned this operation, so it is unlikely that after such statements Delcy Rodriguez will remain president, experts predict.
In addition, the expert noted that European countries have started their game and will support the opposition.
– European countries want to see replace the Venezuelan President who was declared the winner against Maduro – Edmundo Gonzalez. But it is unclear whether Americans agree with this or not. Now the situation is uncertain,” Zhuravlev concluded.
On Saturday, January 3, US President Donald Trump held a press conference about the US military's attack on Venezuela and the arrest of Nicolas Maduro. “VM” is collected main report American leader.
