URGENTE: Donald Trump anuncia captura de Nicolás Maduro tras ataque "a gran escala" en Venezuela

he does not say where Nicolás Maduro is in the company of Silvia Flores. That is a detail that the US government will most likely be giving later. Let us remember that Maduro faces charges here in a court in the South District of New York for drug trafficking, but in the message of President Donald Trump, he does't detail if Maduro is coming to the United States or if he's going to another room. All he says is that he left Venezuela.

So, President Donald Trump confirms that Nicolás Maduro and Silvia Flores were captured and taken out of Venezuelan territory,

Juan Roberto.

That's the news that contrasts a lot Juan Camilo and Andreina. And I'm already with Beatriz in Venezuela because almost simultaneously in which this communication of Donald Trump, the president of the United States, was known, the Minister of Defense of Venezuela was talking. We do not know if it is live, because it's not known if it's live either, through the Venezuelan official channels, calling for calm, condemning the attack, and saying that, obviously, the United States was looking for, with this attack on Venezuela, the change

of regime. They say, the Minister of Defense said moments ago, the strong man of the Venezuelan military forces, that we are not going to bend us, who asked to establish a wall of resistance, but almost simultaneously, this message is known,

which you see on the screen through the social account of the President of the United States, who gives account of the capture of Nicolás Maduro and who is being taken out of the country. It is not known where.

It is not known where, It is not known where. That is the information at the moment. The same President Donald Trump, President of the United States, informs us. And as you just commented, Juan Roberto, in the communication that the Minister of Defense Vladimir Padrino López was sending, he also said that some of the attacks by the United States in Venezuelan territory were in civilian areas

and that at this moment they are raising the number of dead and injured.

Therein lies the question, Juan Camilo, is that, captured or mature, as confirmed by this statement by Donald Trump, how will this transition be and we are not doing analysis. The question, I repeat, is very... that many people ask themselves, is because almost simultaneously

in which this statement is known, I was talking on television, from the neighboring country, in TeleSUR and in Venezuelan television, Mr. Vladimir Padrino, General Vladimir Padrino López.

What he prays in this message from Donald Trump is that by 11 a.m. more details will be given in Mar-a-Lago about what happened, and it's not known where they're taking Maduro. of with a third country, so that Maduro is directed there with Cilia Flores. There is no clarity on that. What is clear is that Maduro was captured and left Venezuelan territory. And well, at the same time we heard the message of Vladimir Padrino.

And it is true that now there is great uncertainty regarding who will assume power in Venezuela and how it would be a democratic transition. Let us remember that both Edmundo González Urrutia and María Corina Machado are outside the country. and It's a terrorist organization that is dedicated to destabilizing the region and sending drugs to the United States.

It's a threat to the national security of the United States.

Add Juan Camilo and also add Andreina and TV. Another name that the great expectation is to know what happened with Diosdado Cabello, The regime's number two is not only in terms of power, but also in importance, cruelty, and capacity.

And in power.

And in power in the regime. Because, as Juan Camilo Andreina says, the captured Maduro, we don't know what happens to that circle of strong men. We saw Vladimir Padrino, but we still don to know what happens to the other strong men, what happens to Jorge Rodríguez, what happens, I repeat, to Diosdado Cabello. And of course, my humble opinion on the subject is what happens to Vladimir Padrino, because

he is the head of the military forces, who has been for a while, and well, Adriana Valle, our producer, who draws attention, told us that as soon as the Trump message was known, Mr. Vladimir Padrino finished the statement. I say, I got here.

And let's remember that we are talking about, it is not a normal cabinet, it is not a normal political force, we are talking about a cartel of drug traffickers, because that is how the US administration has described it. And not only this, not only the administration of Donald Trump, but for several years now, it has been documented sufficiently why the regime of Nicolás Maduro has become a drug terrorist regime. And that is why it is important to ask ourselves at this time where these other strong people of the Venezuelan regime are.

We already know that Delcy Rodríguez is safe. She recently made a statement saying, Beatriz Adrián, we haven't seen Jorge Rodríguez, as you rightly say, we haven't seen Jorge Rodriguez, as you said, we've seen Vladimir Padrino, we don't know anything about Diosdado Cabello, and it's also very sad that at this time

there isn't even a publication on X of this man, the vice president of...

Very active on social media.

Yes, of PSUF.

He's always been very, very active.

And a very, very, very powerful man, because he has a lot of interference in the armed forces.

Well, imagine, those are the multiple questions. 4am, 31 Minutos in Colombia. We greet the former Colombian Chancellor Julio Londoño Paredes. Dr. Julio, thank you for attending us. And his first reaction to what the President of the United States has just announced, the capture of Nicolás Maduro, who President Trump says is being taken out of Venezuela. Dr. Londoño, thank you for attending us.

Well, a cordial greeting. I think this is surprising for everyone, starting with the Venezuelan government. Naturally, that never meant that it could happen. I was also very skeptical that an action of these characteristics could be taken, and even more so about the capture of Maduro. The situation in Panama is being repeated in some way. The invasion of Panama in 1989,

something that was not planned, culminated, as you remember, with the capture of General Manuel Antonio Noriega.

Dr. Londoño, the implication for Venezuela in of President Trump, which we will see on the screen again on his social network, where he announced the capture of Nicolás Maduro, the Minister of Defense Vladimir Padrino was speaking on national television. There arises a great question, and it is how is this transition going to be made, and what is going to happen to the other members, the rest of the members of the regime, of the Maduro dictatorship?

I think that the United States must have fully calculated that. The United States has not been able to initiate a massive action in Venezuela of these characteristics if they had not foreseen the steps that were going to be taken from now on. There is supposed to be an internal reaction in Venezuela. Otherwise, I think it would be very difficult for a definitive action to be able to be culminated. I think that should be taken into account.

We had information in the sense that people affiliated with the military high government.

A high government was against Maduro,

against the regime.

We'll have to see if that crystallizes or not. I think it's a fundamental part. Because there may be bombings, there may be actions, but they have to have been very clear

what they have to do from now on. And the transition government, in my opinion, cannot be any other than Mrs. Corina Machado. The transition government has to do something, and for now, it has to take someone's place. So, that is my general impression. I think that, as the story of the little liar pastor, the wolf has finally arrived. I think that there are many Venezuelan states that are satisfied with the action,

but we have to see how things unfold and who will have the control of the country at this time.

Dr. Londoño, it is also very discerning the fact that Maria Corina Machado is just outside the country. Let's remember that she was in the clandestinity for a long time and this blow occurs at a time when the Venezuelan opposition leader is outside Venezuela. It was almost a secret to voices in Venezuela that she was protected inside the US embassy, which has a minimum

operation, that there is a structure, but a structure with a minimum operation in Caracas. However, of course, Caracas, the regime would not dare to erupt because that would have been considered directly a military action. But now that Maria Carolina Machado is not in Venezuelan territory, this coup is taking place.

Do you think this was also planned like this?

Naturally. I think it's all part of a planning. The United States will not enter, I repeat, to an action of these characteristics if it had not planned each step that is going to be taken. Naturally, in my opinion, the entry at this time of Corina Machado to Venezuela would be very serious for her,

because naturally we must not forget that Mr. Maduro and the Venezuelan regime have supporters, they have at least 30% of the population that is accompanying him, and there are people who naturally reject and will reject the military action of the United States. There is nothing to do about that. And surely in a situation like this,

a situation like chaos, all the people who at a certain moment appear to be friends of the opposition or of Corina Machado, the remaining government or the snipers or the Bolivarian circles,

all these irregular groups that Venezuela has, and the Venezuelan army will surely act against them. I think it is a very difficult, very complicated moment, and we have to see the developments that this has in the next few hours.

Mr. Doño, a moment ago we asked another analyst, and I would like to ask you that question. Do you think there must be some kind of closeness between the US military and the Venezuelan military, or with some of their factions, that could have helped this operation? Not because of the operation, because we understand that the United States has a tremendous military superiority with respect to Venezuela, but because if one studies the history of the US interventions in Latin America, it has generally always supported an internal faction that wants to the power from a regime, a government,

or maybe it has had the support of a sector inside the country. Do you think that this could have been cooked up in some way with some Venezuelan military factions?

I have no doubt. I think that was a secret. of Venezuelan military? The thing is that they were not perfectly identified. And as you know, Mr. Maduro and his regime started a witch hunt in Venezuela. In such a way that all Venezuelans had to become informants about possible traitors within their family, within their neighbors, within their friends. And it is evident that there must have been, in any case, some group of military men of some degree, and I believe that the Venezuelan military high command

is involved in this situation. Let's not say subordinate officers, because from the colonel down, the Venezuelans. The thing is that there are a very large number of generals, an indefinite number of generals, almost 2,000, they say there are.

Naturally, they have a special treatment and a series of privileges. So, the Venezuelan army is not going to be able to do anything. and almost 2,000, they say there are, who naturally have a special treatment and a series of privileges. So, that's a bit of the situation, but I have no doubt that there must have been something in that sense.

Of course, but with the strangulation, let's say, of the money, of the resources that entered the regime, with the issue of oil workers, which we know is very sensitive for Venezuela, also, including the issue of drug trafficking, with the eyes of the United States, well, placed on Venezuela, well, the resources were also limited,

with which you can, let's say, buy these loyalties, which has been the way the Venezuelan regime has maintained that strength supported by the military, which in a way is managing many of the legal and illegal economies.

I don't think it's just about buying. I think there have been many Venezuelan officers, we have seen it over the last few years, who have opposed the regime, out of conviction, out of principle. Many Venezuelan military have considered that the Venezuelan armed forces have become completely politicized. They have rejected many of the Cuban forces' demands in Venezuela, as everyone knows, and they have rejected the regime. And the regime has acted very hard against them.

So I think there are also people who don't need to be bought, but do it out of conviction at a certain moment. That will come to light in the next few hours.

Yes. Well, Dr. Julio Londoño, thank you very much for attending us in this special coverage of Caracol News in a historic, difficult, confusing moment and above all, that impacts us also for being the neighboring country par excellence, with which we share that border, so huge and so big. You, Dr. Julio, before saying goodbye,

did you ever imagine a scenario like the one we are seeing?

No, sir, I didn't imagine it. I always ruled out the possibility because I had to live and direct the invasion of the United States to Panama.

Yes.

It was a bloody, difficult invasion. I have not seen any action from US troops in Venezuelan territory. There must be, surely. But for now, it's actions from helicopters and US air force. We'll have to see if it military action is carried out on the ground. Because I think it's very difficult to take control

simply based on bombing. I think there will have to be an immediate action by the United States Armed Forces or a reaction by sectors of the Venezuelan Armed Forces in favor of the invaders at a certain time.

That is the reflection of a man who does know about this international issue, the former Colombian chancellor Julio Londoño Párez. Dr. Londoño, a hug, thank you. Dr. Londoño, a hug, thank you.

For your health.