European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas attends a news conference after the Five Defense Ministers meeting in Berlin on Nov. 14, 2025. Ebrahim Noroozi/AP Photo
The European Union said on Jan. 4 that the right of Venezuelans to determine the future of their country “must be respected,” and called for the principles of international law to be upheld, following the U.S. raid on Caracas and capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.
In a statement, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas said Brussels believes that Maduro lacks the legitimacy of a democratically elected president and that the bloc has “advocated for a Venezuelan-led peaceful transition to democracy in the country, respectful of its sovereignty.”
