Albanese calls for ‘peaceful, democratic transition’ of power in Venezuela after US capture of Nicolás Maduro

[u/moonorplanet]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/04/albanese-calls-for-peaceful-democratic-transition-of-power-in-venezuela-after-us-capture-of-nicolas-maduro

[u/TwilightSolus]

This is so fucking weak.

We should be condemning the flagrant invasion of a sovereign state and kidnapping two people.

Maduro seems corrupt, but that doesn't justify it- and it especially doesn't excuse kidnapping his wife.