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SM Lee Criticizes U.S. Military Intervention in Venezuela as ...
Senior Minister Lee said US unilateral military action in Venezuela violates international law and risks destabilizing regional security and the global order.
- On Jan 8, Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong told an ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute Regional Outlook Forum in Singapore that the US action in Venezuela contravenes international law.
- On Jan 3, US forces captured deposed Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, transporting them to New York where Maduro pleaded not guilty on Jan 5.
- The operation involved more than 150 combat aircraft and cyber work, using Army Delta Force commandos and FBI Hostage Rescue Team operators alongside loitering munitions and air strikes.
- SM Lee warned the raid may be tactically successful but risky long term, saying small countries including Singapore must worry about refugees and drugs and bolster defences.
- The US trend of acting alone, he said, forces regional rethinking as the United States acts unilaterally in Venezuela and the June 2025 strike on Iran, marking a 2025 sea change affecting 2026.
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