China has strongly condemned the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, saying it violated international law and threatens peace and security in Latin America. It said the U.S. should immediately release Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, who are set to appear Monday in a New York court on drug trafficking and other charges.

The US on Saturday revealed the details of a surprise raid to capture Venezuela’s leader, Nicolás Maduro, who was whisked away to the US, where he was frogmarched into a court in New York on Monday.

Ultimately, China faces a far more daunting task than the one the United States faced in Venezuela, which reinforces deterrence.

The United States' biggest strategic adversaries quickly condemned President Trump's decision to order U.S. strikes on Venezuela and the raid to capture now-former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

Venezuelan and U.S. officials are discussing exporting Venezuelan crude to ​refiners in the United States, five government, industry and ‌shipping sources told Reuters on Tuesday.

Medvedev told TASS on Sunday that Trump’s behaviour was illegal but internally coherent because it pursued U.S. interests.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was captured by U.S. special forces in Caracas early on January 3 following airstrikes and explosions around the capital, according to multiple news outlets.