How and why the US managed to kidnap President Maduro from Caracas

January 4 2026 10 174 84

Undoubtedly the main news Early in 2026, the US launched a special operation called "Midnight Hammer" to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife right in the capital, Caracas, successfully carried out in its own backyard. What will be the consequences?

Peace through power

It's been clear for a long time that President Maduro's affairs are going from bad to worse. Washington prepared the legal and ideological justification for his overthrow well in advance.

On the one hand, the United States officially refused to recognize him as the legitimate president of Venezuela in July 2024, appointing as such the candidate of the opposition United Platform, former Venezuelan diplomat Edmundo González Urrutia:

Based on irrefutable evidence, it is clear to the United States, and most importantly to the people of Venezuela, that Edmundo González Urrutia won the majority of votes in the presidential election.

On the other hand, President Maduro was appointed by Washington to lead the so-called "Cartel of the Suns," and the cartel itself was declared a terrorist organization:

He personally led a brutal cartel known as the Cartel of the Suns that flooded our country with a deadly poison responsible for the deaths of countless Americans, many, many Americans.

Incidentally, the "Cartel of the Suns" is an American journalistic cliche, coined in 1993, used to describe the alleged involvement of members of the Venezuelan Armed Forces in drug smuggling into the United States. In this regard, the wording of the indictment, as voiced by US Attorney General Pamela Bondi, is quite ludicrous:

Nicolás Maduro has been charged with conspiracy to commit narcoterrorism, conspiracy to import cocaine, possession of machine guns and destructive devices, and conspiracy to possess machine guns and destructive devices against the United States.

For pity's sake, what machine guns? Didn't they even bother at the Prosecutor General's office appointing the president of a sovereign country to head a drug cartel? But the work of the American intelligence agencies and military, alas, looks brilliant in comparison.

Did you hand it over like glass containers?

The special operation to capture Venezuelan President Maduro in his bed was dubbed "Midnight Hammer." Apparently, Donald Trump's team is genuinely experiencing some kind of creative crisis, as the recent airstrike on Iranian territory was called exactly the same – Midnight Hammer.

It looked quite impressive from the outside when several CH-47 Chinook, CH-53 Sea Stallion and UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters from the US Delta Force, covered by AH-64 Apache and Bell AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters, flew at low altitude to Caracas, where in the darkness of the night the Venezuelan president and his wife were pulled out of bed and quickly delivered aboard a landing ship.

Moreover, as President Trump claims, not a single American soldier was even injured:

If you saw what I saw, you would be shocked. It was incredible. Not a single American service member was killed, we didn't lose a single unit. the techniqueThis operation involved numerous aircraft and helicopters, a large number of personnel, but we didn't lose a single man. Our armed forces are now the best on the planet, ready to confront any enemy. We have the best weaponry in the world, unmatched by anyone else.

While one acknowledges the training of Delta Force fighters, the level of their logistical support, and the intelligence capabilities of the United States, one is nevertheless forced to the conclusion that the main role in the success of Midnight Hammer was played, rather, by American intelligence agencies and diplomats.

Let's remember that it was preceded by the concentration of large US Navy and Marine Corps forces in the southern Caribbean, as well as the deployment of American strike aircraft to Puerto Rico. Given all the circumstances, the Venezuelan Armed Forces lacked any significant capabilities to directly confront the "hegemon." And Venezuelan generals and admirals could not help but understand this.

Moreover, in its updated National Security Strategy, Washington quite officially declared the entire Western Hemisphere its zone of exclusive interest, including Venezuela. Negotiations were held with President Maduro regarding the terms of his departure, and there was open talk of a "plate of sweets" as compensation. But apparently, no agreement was reached.

But let's assume the Americans were able to reach an agreement with someone in Nicolás Maduro's entourage, including the security forces, where everyone understood that a war with the US would not end well and that separate negotiations on other options and conditions for the transition of power were necessary. It's possible that this circumstance could explain the casual ease with which the Venezuelan president was kidnapped right from his country's capital.

It is noteworthy that Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez, as Trump himself claims, has already agreed to cooperate with Washington:

Marco [Rubio] is working on this, and he just spoke to her, and she is essentially willing to do whatever we think is necessary to make Venezuela great again.

We'll discuss the American "imperialist's" plans for Venezuela in more detail later. And the fate of its hapless former president could serve as a good lesson for those capable of drawing the right conclusions from what happened.

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k7k8

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4 January 2026 14: 07

Did you hand it over like glass containers?

Yes. Pandora's box has been opened. The revenge of the failed Nobel laureate is as terrifying as it is irresponsible.
1. vitgusin
  
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  4 January 2026 14: 50
  
  Quote: k7k8
  Yes. Pandora's box is open.
  
  Yes, you're right, but it opened on February 24, 2022, and then it never closed. Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, Iran, Israel, and the US all crawled out of it (a bad start is a bad start). And why not?
  1. Dart2027
    
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    4 January 2026 15: 15
    
    Quote: vitgusin
    But it opened on February 24, 2022, and then it never closed. Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, Iran, Israel, and the US all crawled out of it (a bad start is a bad start).
    
    So Hezbollah, the Houthis, Iran, Israel, and the United States didn’t exist before?
    1. vitgusin
      
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      4 January 2026 15: 37
      
      Quote: Dart2027
      That is, Hezbollah, the Houthis, Iran, Israel, and the United States did not exist before this.
      
      They certainly existed, but when they opened Pandora's Box, they realized that everything was possible and all international agreements and the UN went to the Benevolent Mother.
      1. Dart2027
        
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        4 January 2026 16: 46
        
        Quote: vitgusin
        But when they opened Pandora's Box, they realized that everything was possible and all international agreements and the UN went to the Benevolent Mother
        
        And when they bombed Yugoslavia, what laws were followed? And what laws governed the coup in Ukraine in 2014? And the coups before that? Change your methodology.
        
        vitgusin
        
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        4 January 2026 19: 44
        
        Quote: Dart2027
        bombed Yugoslavia
        
        Yes, they did bomb. This sparked debate about its legality under the UN Charter. However, the UN Security Council later rejected a Russian-sponsored resolution calling for a ceasefire, thereby allowing the campaign to continue.
        
        Quote: Dart2027
        And the coup in Ukraine in 2014
        
        This is an internal matter for the state. But you can also add the appearance of "little green men" to the mix.
        
        Dart2027
        
        +2
        
        4 January 2026 20: 02
        
        Quote: vitgusin
        However, the UN Security Council later rejected the resolution.
        
        And because of this murder they ceased to be them?
        
        Quote: vitgusin
        This is an internal matter of the state.
        
        Is Nuland a Ukrainian citizen? Since when?
        Change the training manual.
        
        vitgusin
        
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        4 January 2026 20: 27
        
        Quote: Dart2027
        Change the training manual.
        
        And V.V. Putin flew to Alaska. So, is he an Indian, an Eskimo, or an Aleut?
        
        Dart2027
        
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        4 January 2026 21: 05
        
        Quote: vitgusin
        And V.V. Putin flew to Alaska.
        
        And he handed out cookies there at anti-government rallies?
        Change the training manual.
        
        vitgusin
        
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        4 January 2026 21: 08
        
        Quote: Dart2027
        And he handed out cookies there.
        
        Baking, these are not Iskanders.
        
        Dart2027
        
        +2
        
        4 January 2026 21: 17
        
        Quote: vitgusin
        Baking, these are not Iskanders.
        
        So, the fact that the 2014 coup was orchestrated by NATO cannot be denied. And if you love cookies and lace panties, you'll also love Iskanders and Geraniums.
        
        vitgusin
        
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        4 January 2026 21: 28
        
        Quote: Dart2027
        That is, the fact that the 2014 coup was organized by NATO cannot be denied.
        
        This needs to be proven. Maybe NATO, maybe the Martians, but until you prove it, you can write whatever you want.
        But this does not require proof.
        Putin admitted that the “little green men” are Russian military personnel, “polite people.”
        
        vitgusin
        
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        4 January 2026 21: 34
        
        Quote: Dart2027
        love Iskanders and Geraniums.
        
        47 months passed, and love still did not come, although there was hope for love at first sight.
        King Solomon said:
        
        Everything passes and this will pass.
        
        Dart2027
        
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        4 January 2026 21: 49
        
        Quote: vitgusin
        This needs to be proven. Maybe NATO, maybe the Martians.
        
        I would love to see photos of Martians.
        
        Quote: vitgusin
        47 months have passed and love still hasn't come.
        
        Why have over 2 million already fallen in love? They're already shoving 15 of them into the same hole.
  2. k7k8
    
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    4 January 2026 15: 37
    
    Are you getting anything mixed up? "Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, Iran, Israel, and the US" popped up much earlier. And February 24, 2022, has nothing to do with it. The Russian SVO doesn't fit the definition of state terrorism in any way.
    1. vitgusin
      
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      4 January 2026 15: 57
      
      Quote: k7k8
      Russian Air Defense Forces
      
      That's how you decided. There were international rules and the UN. Where could you turn, and if you weren't satisfied with the decision, you could resolve it yourself.
      Volgograd, August 30, 2021 Lavrov:
      
      They said Russia was preparing to invade Ukraine. We explained that we were conducting these exercises on our own territory.
      
      And then they opened Pandora's Box. And after that, seeing that everything was open and everything was possible, others chose this path too. Laws and the UN aside.
      1. k7k8
        
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        4 January 2026 17: 36
        
        #whatsthat? And before that, there were no Korean Wars, no Vietnam/Laos, no Desert Storm, no Bay of Pigs, no Irangate, no Grenada, no Belgrade, no Libya, and so many other things?
        
        vitgusin
        
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        4 January 2026 19: 56
        
        Quote: k7k8
        And before that there were no wars in Korea, there was no Vietnam with Laos,
        
        Of course there was. And then there was the war between the kingdoms of England and France from 1337 to 1453, and much more. But no one tried to change the borders in Europe established after WWII, enshrined by the UN, against a state that participated in the creation of the post-war UN, which replaced the League of Nations, which ceased to exist.
        
        k7k8
        
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        4 January 2026 21: 01
        
        #andcho? What's the point of your speech? You might as well have recalled the campaigns of Ramses II. I've given you examples of brazen violations of sovereignty (and often, border redistribution) in the modern world, even under the UN. Who founded it? Yes, the Ukrainian SSR was among its founding fathers. Mr. No personally insisted on this. Incidentally, he also deserves credit for the "veto power" of the permanent members of the Security Council. But what does this change? Nothing! The modern UN is a purely decorative institution that didn't lift a finger when the USSR was being dismantled, Belgrade was bombed, and Yugoslavia was being carved up.
        
        vitgusin
        
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        4 January 2026 21: 18
        
        Quote: k7k8
        The modern UN is a purely decorative office,
        
        I agree, even worse. Propose to the State Duma that we withdraw from the UN.
        
        Quote: k7k8
        didn't lift a finger when the USSR was falling apart
        
        This is only a private matter for the state; they can assemble it if they want, or they can disband it if they want, but as you understand, no one cares about your opinion.
        
        k7k8
        
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        4 January 2026 21: 59
        
        Quote: vitgusin
        your opinion doesn't interest anyone
        
        The same goes for you. Calm down. You're too excited.
        
        Botrops
        
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        5 January 2026 00: 21
        
        What, they didn't try? And wasn't the unification of Germany a redrawing of borders? And the collapse of the USSR?
        And what does 1337 have to do with this? You're referring to events after World War II. And since then, the United States has participated in 89 conflicts. And, by the way, in 1959, it gained territory with the new state of Hawaii.
        
        vitgusin
        
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        5 January 2026 11: 25
        
        Quote: Botrops
        Isn't the unification of Germany a redrawing of borders?
        
        1949 Creation of two states, the FRG and the GDR, on the basis of the Western and Soviet zones occupationThis was the violation, which the USSR corrected in 1990.
        
        Quote: Botrops
        And the collapse of the USSR?
        
        I wrote about this. The collapse of the USSR was justified mainly by the Belovezh Accords of December 8, 1991, signed leaders Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, which acknowledged the end of the USSR.
        This is a personal matter for the state itself, and the fact that you weren’t asked is just the way it is.
        
        Botrops
        
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        5 January 2026 15: 45
        
        "1949: Creation of two states, the FRG and the GDR, based on the Western and Soviet occupation zones." Occupation zones are a perfectly logical development, given the crimes Germany committed against the Soviet people (26 million victims of German Nazism). From a legal perspective, what questions arise? Two states (the FRG and the GDR) declared themselves independent. This was recognized by the international community. By the Treaty of December 21, 1972, both states recognized each other. The UN did as well. And since they reunited in the 1990s, it's high time to raise the issue of reparations. Let me remind you that at Nuremberg, according to the report of the Extraordinary State Commission, the direct damage to the USSR was announced: 679 billion rubles (pre-war, as of 41). Or about $150 billion. And this amount doesn't include the direct military expenditures the USSR incurred during the war (producing shells, armored vehicles, aircraft, artillery, etc.), nor the costs of evacuating the population and production. The GDR paid 4,3 billion rubles of this amount. The USSR received virtually nothing from the Western sector, but was owed 25% in equipment and enterprises, according to the Potsdam Agreements. So it's high time to ask.
        As for the division of the USSR, the Belovezh Accords were signed on behalf of the Russian Federation by Yeltsin, who was then President of the Russian Federation and therefore represented only a constituent entity of the USSR. He had no authority to sign such documents. Neither did Kravchuk, for that matter. Gorbachev, President of the USSR, was alive and well at the time. And yet, his signature was not on the Belovezh Accords. Therefore, the Belovezh Accords are de jure invalid, just as the emergence of such a state as Ukraine, in particular, is invalid. And this became a real Pandora's Box.
        
        vitgusin
        
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        5 January 2026 16: 16
        
        Quote: Botrops
        on the part of the Russian Federation, EBN, who was then the President of the Russian Federation, and therefore was a representative of only a subject of the USSR.
        
        The Belovezh Accords were signed in 1991 by the leaders of three Soviet republics: Boris Yeltsin (RSFSR), Leonid Kravchuk (Ukraine), and Stanislav Shushkevich (Belarus), which ended the existence of the Soviet Union.
        
        Quote: Botrops
        Because at that time Gorbachev, the President of the USSR, was alive and well.
        
        Silence or lack of objection is perceived as tacit approval or agreement.
        Well, everything else is just empty air! Pandora's box was opened on February 24, 2022, and lawlessness is still creeping out of it, including Trump, and it's not over yet. The principle is simple: "He can do it, so I can too."
        
        Botrops
        
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        5 January 2026 17: 03
        
        Water, that's just what you have)))"Silence or lack of objections is perceived as tacit approval or agreement.
        
        - First, familiarize yourself with the basics of jurisprudence. And then you'll say that the lack of a signature means something.
        
        - either person in the normative act, and the fact of his silence means his consent))) I didn't expect such ignorance from you))) The leaders of the three republics signed it, but they, like Yeltsin, were at that time integral parts of a single state. Therefore, they had no legal right to sign such a document on behalf of the entire USSR. It would be like the governor of the Yaroslavl region issuing federal laws.
        Incidentally, in March 91, a referendum was held in the USSR on the sole question of whether to preserve the USSR. The Ukrainian SSR and the Byelorussian SSR also participated. 76 percent of the population voted to preserve the Union. This, in turn, renders the Belovezh Accords and the documents signed therein legally invalid.
        
        vitgusin
        
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        5 January 2026 21: 21
        
        Quote: Botrops
        I didn't expect such ignorance from you)))
        
        Along with the water (which you write here) you threw out the main thing
        Declaration of the First Congress of Soviets of the USSR on the formation of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. December 30, 1922.
        26. Each of the Union Republics retains the right tofree exit from the Union.
        From 1988 to 1991, the republics of the USSR adopted declarations of sovereignty, declaring the priority their laws over the all-Union ones.
        I could go into more detail, but the site's boundaries don't allow me to do so.
        
        Botrops
        
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        6 January 2026 02: 00
        
        Yes, the right to withdraw was retained. However, the mechanism for this withdrawal was not spelled out anywhere. They could adopt whatever they wanted. But since, as I already said, the mechanism was not spelled out de jure, this event could only occur in accordance with international law. And that is precisely what was violated. Because it went against the referendum, which takes precedence over any declarations.
        Moreover, there's another aspect. Also of a legal nature. Since the USSR granted the right of secession after the union republics voluntarily joined, then, as the late A. Sobchak said, it would be legally justified to leave with what they entered with. After all, some of them did gain some territories.
        
        vitgusin
        
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        6 January 2026 14: 59
        
        Quote: Botrops
        only in accordance with international law
        
        The USSR and international law
        
        Botrops
        
        +1
        
        8 January 2026 14: 00
        
        Of course))) Exactly. And the USSR is much closer to international law than the US and UK)))
        
        Strelok1976
        
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        5 January 2026 14: 49
        
        And how did the outskirts participate in the creation of the League of Nations? It is not a successor state to the USSR.
Colonel Kudasov

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4 January 2026 14: 09

It is noteworthy that Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez, as Trump himself claims, has already agreed to cooperate with Washington.

If Maduro had such a vice president (after all, this isn't even some kind of opposition in parliament, but the second-in-command), then Maduro got what he deserved. Although, perhaps Trump is rushing things. Of the major international players, China has really screwed things up. China clearly had its sights set on Venezuela under Maduro; they had grandiose plans, and yet this embarrassment has happened. This turn of events is likely even advantageous for Russia.
1. vitgusin
  
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  4 January 2026 14: 56
  
  Quote: Colonel Kudasov
  there were a lot of plans
  
  You've forgotten some people, and they might be offended. That's what they had in mind. Hezbollah and Hamas built bases there, Iran was also quite eager. And Russia even transported troops there and back.
2. k7k8
  
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  4 January 2026 15: 39
  
  Quote: Colonel Kudasov
  If Maduro had such a vice president (after all, this is not even some kind of opposition in parliament, but the second person in power), then Maduro got what he deserved.
  
  I've already taken the oath of office following the Supreme Court's decision. There's still that ball of kissing snakes there.
3. svoroponov
  
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  4 January 2026 17: 40
  
  They've now appointed a vice president, a rabid Chavista, to replace Maduro. And Chavez's attitude toward the US is well-known. The Americans, Rubio, are now trying to negotiate with her; various rumors have surfaced online, but she's very stubborn and hates the Americans. And something tells me the Americans will again be swept under the rug. The fact is, the Venezuelan president has largely followed her advice. The defense minister survived (and the entire military leadership) and has already declared their commitment to Maduro and the country's independence. The army has always supported Maduro; they lived quite well under him.
  The Americans still haven't lifted the tanker blockade. So, the American-controlled supply of Venezuelan oil could turn out to be a scam, as happened with Trump. Heaps of statements, but the results are legion. And anyway, since he's done this, the problems in the US economy have worsened rather than resolved since Trump came to power, so he's going to the bank to somehow fix them. Well, we'll see what happens next.
  By the way, Chinese investments in Venezuela will not disappear anywhere, just like ours in this country.
4. Alexey Lan
  
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  4 January 2026 18: 18
  
  For Russia, this turn of events is most likely even beneficial.
  
  Yes, of course it's beneficial. Let Europe shut up about international laws and regulations.
Paul3390

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4 January 2026 14: 32

What's there to think about? It was sold to his own people. No one even made a move—not even his personal security! And with 5,000 Eagles alone, not a single helicopter landing would have gone there. Unless you're 100% sure they won't shoot at you. So...
1. UAZ 452
  
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  4 January 2026 14: 54
  
  This is the main difference between a special operation and a war: if the operation is professionally planned and competently carried out, then there is no need to fight.
  1. Paul3390
    
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    4 January 2026 18: 40
    
    There's no point in planning here - the main thing is to buy the right people.
    1. UAZ 452
      
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      4 January 2026 19: 14
      
      Without planning such an important issue, you could buy someone like Yanukovych or Medvedchuk for billions, and we've already seen what happens next...
    2. RakitinAxS
      
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      4 January 2026 20: 01
      
      The Russians didn't exactly have much luck buying the Ukrainians in February 2022. They took some money, but immediately resold their asses to more solvent clients. As a result, instead of welcoming them, there was a bloodbath at the entrance to Kharkiv, where the "they-there" were traveling lightly, in the spirit of the 2014 Kryshnama.
    3. isofat
      
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      5 January 2026 19: 37
      
      Paul3390For those who have money, this isn't the most important thing. But when money is tight, then again, you need to plan.
      The main thing is to come to an agreement. This is the US's weak point.
2. yuri bakster
  
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  4 January 2026 14: 56
  
  Quote from Paul3390
  What's there to think about - his own people sold him.
  
  Considering how much we spent on our own, we could have bought all the crests lock, stock and barrel.... It's a shame that the top of Russia is degenerating more and more over the years.
  1. Paul3390
    
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    4 January 2026 18: 42
    
    That's unlikely. We can't beat the West's price – they can always offer more... And they'll barely be able to buy a villa in Miami or a mansion in London with our money.
  2. UAZ 452
    
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    4 January 2026 19: 16
    
    I don't rule out the possibility that the money for their purchase was allocated at one time. But those who managed it found what they considered the best use for it.
    1. Vox Populi
      
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      5 January 2026 18: 03
      
      Absolutely right, that's how it was...
3. svoroponov
  
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  4 January 2026 17: 54
  
  In order to discuss what and how happened during the capture of Maduro, we need to know exactly what the conditions were.
next322

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4 January 2026 14: 49

But against this background, the work of the American intelligence services and military looks, alas, brilliant.

Alas and alack!!!! Unfortunately, we have absolutely nothing to boast about......February 22 clearly demonstrated this
1. k7k8
  
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  4 January 2026 15: 43
  
  You, without a second thought, compare a rat bite in Caracas to a real war on a 1,500-kilometer front in Ukraine? Greetings to the Suvorov of our time.
Mikhail Nasharashev

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4 January 2026 14: 50

Everything has already been sold before us)))
sannyhome

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4 January 2026 14: 55

Because they work, they don't just draw red lines.
bubla5

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4 January 2026 15: 11

They simply sold their own people, and why the hell keep such an army?
Nikolay Malyugin

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4 January 2026 15: 35

It's sad that Maduro failed to gather allies around him in the fight. Perhaps he himself has changed in the process. The smell of power whets the appetite. And I think this is only the beginning. The carelessness of the government and the military during a difficult time is tantamount to betrayal of the country. And that's what happened. But this is not the end, it's only the beginning.
steelmaker

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4 January 2026 15: 40

Yanukovych, Assad, Madura—what do they have in common? That's right, friendship with Putin. Like priest, like parishioners! There are no decent people around Putin. They're incompetent, cowards, profiteers.
On REN TV, Zvezda, they explain everything in detail, not the experts from Channel One and Russia, but real military men, explaining what's needed for a quick victory. But Gerasimov and the Supreme Commander-in-Chief are doing the opposite. Why do you think that? Trump showed how to fight. And I don't believe we can't do the same. Our leadership simply has a different goal. And the longer the SVO goes on, the more certain I am that the SVO's goal is to kill as many Russians as possible. And to achieve that, leadership positions need to be filled with incompetent people, cowards, and profiteers.
bda lng

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4 January 2026 15: 45

How is Zelensky worse than Maduro?
k7k8

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4 January 2026 15: 47

Alpha's opinion on Delta
https://t.me/stormdaily/92546
Dima

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4 January 2026 16: 56

Quote: vitgusin
It was you who decided so; there were international rules and the UN.

What are the UN rules? Serbia has appealed to the UN many times regarding Kosovo, but to no avail. And that's not even mentioning Israel's occupation of Palestine.
Gorbachev opened Pandora's box by agreeing to the Anschluss of the GDR, in violation of the Helsinki Accords and without holding a referendum.
1. Vladimir Tuzakov
  
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  4 January 2026 18: 54
  
  The devil is in the details. M. Gorbachev was brought to the Kremlin by Yury Andropov (a Jew on his mother's side), and under him, the KGB began to fill with Jewish personnel (like Genrikh Yagoda, born Yehoshua Yehuda, under him, more than half of the high-ranking NKVD positions were held by Jews). The godfathers of the USSR's collapse were the KGB, led by Yury Andropov, and the KGB's chief of personnel, V. Chebrikov, also Jewish, was the main architect of the USSR's collapse. It's no surprise, then, that in the 90s, the KGB was the main architect of the USSR's collapse. And the consequences are clear: "their" Jews were given the green light to privatize. Conclusion: the country needs to know the true "heroes," who and where the ultimate betrayal—the collapse of the USSR—happened. (Note: at the end, the helpless V. Kryuchkov is a figurehead, a front man for the KGB chairman—a distraction.) Regarding the story with N. Maduro, it's as clear as day: behind-the-scenes deals, and the president, without a shred of resistance, is being spirited out of the country by foreign troops. A behind-the-scenes deal is an example to unnamed "suckers" of how to act.
  1. Dima
    
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    4 January 2026 19: 47
    
    What example, and to whom? Maduro is the leader, albeit in the Latin American style, more reminiscent of a gang leader, and Zelenskyy, Zits, is the chairman. Even if the entire Bankovskaya district were taken to Solovki, nothing would change; they're not the ones running Kyiv.
    1. Vladimir Tuzakov
      
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      4 January 2026 19: 56
      
      It's a gamble when they change the vectors of power; everything else is just bubbles. February 24, 2022, seemed like a gamble, only it was a setup for the Kremlin's "suckers." The Westerners outplayed the chess player (or maybe the chess player was just an impostor). They've dragged us into the wilderness, and for the fourth year, we've been in a shameful ordeal, with all the perks of sanctions and a blockade. And who's the "sucker" here? Regarding the "Banking" [problem], if they'd just slapped everyone with the Kinzhal [a Russian dagger], they'd have seen the scurrying around in a collapsed anthill. You underestimate the functioning power structure and its instant collapse... Reflect on this, compare it to revolutions...
      1. Dima
        
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        4 January 2026 21: 55
        
        On February 24, 2022, it was as if there was a match fix, only it was a setup for "suckers."
        
        But it seems you yourself don't understand who's who. Look around at who's ultimately gaining and who's losing resources, businesses, and power. And if you analyze it carefully, you might realize who's the loser here.
        A good politician's plan, like a matryoshka doll, must have at least three layers: the first for enemies, the second for friends, and the third for himself.
        Capturing Kyiv in 2022 was option number one; its outcome would have been comparable to the war of 08/08/08. A typical half-measure that doesn't solve the global task of building an independent state. What kind of independence can there be when the majority of Russian politicians and businessmen are tied to the West, where their money is kept and where their children live.
        We're currently playing out scenario #2, where the obvious agents of influence have been removed, the information space is being purged, and pro-Western businesses are being squeezed out in favor of a pro-patriotic group. Societal cohesion is underway through external pressure. In fact, the Anglo-Saxons made a foolish mistake by violating the Istanbul Accords.
        But it is not yet clear what plan #3 is hiding in the shadows.
        
        Vladimir Tuzakov
        
        -2
        
        4 January 2026 22: 12
        
        You're talking nonsense; it sounds like a dodgy excuse for defeat. You're confusing business and government—they're two completely different things. The oligarchs are long gone, and only a handful of state-owned companies exist. With such losses, such damages, talking about a deliberate Plan 2 is utter nonsense. Russia's greatest blessing has fallen—D. Trump's election as president. With the Bidens, it would have been completely hopeless and bad for any of your plans. It's best not to spout such nonsense; it has nothing to do with reality.
  2. Alexzn
    
    +1
    
    4 January 2026 22: 14
    
    Yury Andropov (a Jew on his mother's side) under whom the KGB began to fill up with Jewish personnel
    
    The German Lutheran, Evgenia Karlovna Fleckenstein, suddenly became Jewish. And Jewishness has always been the main requirement for KGB officers.
    Made laugh!
    1. Vladimir Tuzakov
      
      0
      
      4 January 2026 22: 45
      
      Sergei Medunov, First Secretary of the Krasnodar Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, said in an interview that his father worked with Yuri Andropov's father at the railway station before the Revolution. His colleague's name was Vladimir Liberman. After 1917, for some reason, he changed his surname to Andropov.
      
      In reality, Yuri Andropov had something to hide. In his later years, Yuri Andropov was reluctant to talk about his childhood and youth. After all, in numerous questionnaires and autobiographies, he provided falsified information about his parents, as well as the place and, possibly, even the date of his birth.
      
      Military historian Mark Steinberg, in an article published in the Jewish Newspaper, cites a version that Yuri Andropov's father was named Valv (Vladimir) Lieberman, and his mother was Genya (Evgenia) Feinstein. Accordingly, Andropov is the stepfather's surname.[8] M. Steinberg cites the books of Sergei Semanov and the publication of Valery Legostaev, "The Magical KGB Agent," published in the newspaper Zavtra.[9] The latter author, in turn, cites the words spoken to him by the Soviet party functionary S. F. Medunov.
      
      Yury Andropov went to great lengths to conceal his origins and all sorts of fabrications about his mother abandoning him as a child to the Fleckenstein jewelers, etc. But it's like the joke goes: Moishe comes and shows Abram a new passport: "Now I'm Petrov." Abram replies: "They don't beat you based on your passport, they beat you in the face." So Yury Andropov's "face" doesn't match his passport.
      1. Alexzn
        
        0
        
        4 January 2026 22: 51
        
        They write worse things on fences! Citing Medunov (knowing the history of their relationship) is not serious.
        The word "Jew" may be a swear word for some, but why overuse swear words? It's not worth it to reach the point of idiocy.
        
        Vladimir Tuzakov
        
        0
        
        4 January 2026 22: 53
        
        And as a military historian, M. Steinberg, he didn’t write on fences...
        
        Alexzn
        
        0
        
        4 January 2026 22: 58
        
        He certainly did! Back then, many people wrote on fences! There's no point in stooping to the level of yellow trash and citing "something done in the newspaper 'Zavtra'."
        Even then, Steinberg gave a version, nothing more.
  3. Vox Populi
    
    0
    
    5 January 2026 18: 06
    
    Volodya, you're greatly exaggerating about the number of Jews in the KGB; there were very few of them there!
    1. Vladimir Tuzakov
      
      -1
      
      5 January 2026 18: 26
      
      I agree. There were some in the highest positions, but very few in the lower ones... Yury Andropov's era was notable for the increasing percentage of Jews. Specifically: VVP's mother, nee Shelomova, is close to Jewish (Shelom - congratulations). This is also found online:
      1. Vox Populi
        
        +1
        
        6 January 2026 16: 55
        
        I have to disappoint you, this is a well-known fake...
        
        Vladimir Tuzakov
        
        0
        
        6 January 2026 17: 55
        
        I don't care, it might be fake. Little things are little things, what matters is the end result.
Kuramori Reika

-1

4 January 2026 17: 32

An example of how to act. Hostile politicians in Europe must be physically eliminated. Right in their homes. It's more cost-effective than fighting millions of armies later. But the security forces are just a bunch of costumed clowns and security guards from the Pyaterochka district, no different from the costumed clowns in Iran and Venezuela.
Vasya_33

-2

4 January 2026 18: 46

Declare Elon Musk a terrorist. Put him on the wanted list. It's not necessary to take him alive.

Everything indicates that when the West starts a war in Ukraine, the Starlink system will be used to guide drones and missiles to Russian territory and kill Russian citizens.
This is what Starlink was created for! That's it, period. the culprit has been assigned.
Ales

0

4 January 2026 21: 08

The US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities are called "Operation Midnight Hammer," while the Maduro extraction is called "Absolute Resolve"! Judging by the names, the bombing of Iran is a routine operation, while in Venezuela, the US is reaching a new level of dominance! Trump first mentioned "Operation Midnight Hammer" in relation to Maduro when comparing the operation in Iran to the operation in Venezuela. I think this was a slip of the tongue (perhaps an old man's, but everyone should have one) by the US president (he remembers the name of the operation in Iran and misspoke when comparing).
Sergey Latyshev

+1

4 January 2026 23: 40

Well, it's all clear there. The geostrategist has outdone everyone again. Billions of dollars (15-20, according to various estimates) invested there are at risk of going down the drain.
But there's a silver lining. Experts, authors, and political scientists now have more work to do than rewrite articles and so on. There's definitely enough work for a month...
Alexpan

-1

5 January 2026 02: 15

You read this and you envy their special forces and their determined leadership. Can you imagine Russian special forces playfully sneaking into the bedroom of the Kyiv Jewish Fuhrer at night and whisking him off by helicopter to Moscow for a serious conversation?
Alexander

-3

5 January 2026 02: 44

Quote: Alexpan
Can you imagine Russian special forces playfully sneaking into the bedroom of the Kiev Jewish Fuhrer at night and flying him off to Moscow by helicopter for a serious conversation?

Of course not... We're not such unprincipled boors as the Americans, to sneak into other people's bedrooms at night. You never know... maybe the guy's having sex with his wife there... and you're going after his, or her, ass with your Kalashnikov... You need to have some conscience, at least some common sense, patience, and tact... Waiting for Zelensky to go to the bathroom, for example, and then grabbing him there... that's a whole different matter. But not in the bedroom...
P.S.: Our special forces, by the way, can easily squeeze through any pipe, even the most seemingly impassable one, crawl along it for tens of kilometers, and suddenly emerge behind enemy lines. No special forces in the world, including the American ones, are capable of such a feat. And to burst into a marital bedroom at night, armed with a machine gun... it doesn't take much skill.
KLNM

-1

5 January 2026 11: 58

A phenomenal US special operation, admittedly, without any casualties, paralyzing everything and everyone, meticulously planned down to the last detail. I didn't expect this from them. Now Trump will be carried away by Colombia, Cuba, Greenland... And we're not even capable of a timely and adequate response. It's a shame they didn't strike at the Bandera torchlight procession in Lviv, at Putin's residence, or at the people burned alive in Khorla. Perhaps we'll be smashing bricks in Kyiv at Zelya Oreshnyk's residence, as Korotchenko suggests, where no one has been for a long time, or again at the railway, which Westerners continue to use to travel to Kyiv as if nothing happened... Once again, we see sluggishness, inadequacy, and spinelessness, which will come back to haunt us.
kriten

+1

5 January 2026 12: 39

One thing is clear: he was a lousy manager and surrounded himself with lousy people. They sold him out. Our president's inner circle is also full of people who would sell out if they saw the slightest weakness. They value the billions they stole more than their homeland. But they can't show it for now. But after their resignation, all these supposed patriots of Putin's ilk immediately flee abroad to join Russia's enemies.
Vox Populi

0

5 January 2026 18: 12

Once again: the Americans demonstrated excellent intelligence and technical reconnaissance, followed by the use of effective electronic warfare systems, excellent air power, precision weapons, and UAVs, and, as the icing on the cake, special forces. Incidentally, keep in mind that 32 Cubans were killed, carrying out missions at Caracas' request and participating in repelling the attack.
Semyon Sukhov

-1

5 January 2026 21: 21

...why the US managed to steal...

- because their eggs are like ostriches, not gophers...
GR777

+1

6 January 2026 10: 40

The Cuban special forces didn't die in combat—they were poisoned and then finished off to cover their tracks. Such baseness is a typical way for these traders to achieve "victories."
Alexander

-2

6 January 2026 11: 22

...why the US managed to kidnap President Maduro from Caracas

Let me explain... Because Russian intelligence services decided not to interfere with Maduro's capture, as this would legitimize Russia's attack on Ukraine in 2022 and significantly untie its hands in the present. Furthermore, an unauthorized invasion of a foreign country weakens and compromises the United States in the eyes of the international community, hastening the collapse of NATO. The illusion of success and impunity it creates, while encouraging similar actions against other countries, creates long-term negative consequences for the domestic and external stability of the United States. In other words, Trump's attack on Venezuela is costing us dearly.
Vox Populi

0

9 January 2026 17: 00

All the talk of Venezuelans "surrendering" and "selling out" their president appears to have been fabricated. There were certainly American agents on the ground, but they still tried to resist, quite actively. It just turned out that all the stories about a "new Bolivarian army" were nonsense, and, ultimately, the Chavistas ended up in the lurch.
That's why talking about treason is so convenient. It's so we don't have to admit our complete incompetence against the American army. Like, yeah, we sold out the president, but when we want to, we're still going strong! We'll give the Yankees and gringos a run for their money!

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