Cuba's representative at the UN describes Maduro's capture as a "cowardly and criminal aggression."

The Cuban regime heightened its confrontational tone on the international stage this Sunday by condemning the capture of former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro by U.S. special forces.  

During a session of the UN Security Council, Cuban Ambassador Ernesto Soberón Guzmán described the operation as a “cowardly and criminal aggression,” in a statement characterized by Havana's usual rhetoric in defense of its authoritarian allies.

The cowardly U.S. aggression against Venezuela is a criminal act, violating international law and the UN Charter," declared Soberón Guzmán before the assembly, repeating the anti-American rhetoric that the Cuban regime has maintained for decades.

According to the representative, Maduro's detention constitutes "a dangerous escalation of the sustained war campaign waged by the United States against that sister nation for years."

The diplomat also denounced what he described as “the aggressive naval deployment in the Caribbean under false pretenses and unfounded accusations,” a reference to the U.S. military operation that preceded the capture of the Chavista leader.

Soberón Guzmán presented Venezuela as a victim of a supposed "imperialist campaign" and urged the international community to "stop the impunity with which Washington acts."

However, the Cuban ambassador did not mention in his speech the death of 32 Cuban soldiers during the action in which Maduro was captured. He also did not denounce it, or at least it did not appear in the segment broadcast by the Cuban Television News (NTV), which focused its coverage exclusively on the verbal attacks against the United States.

The speech of the Cuban representative, widely broadcast by state television, followed the regime's usual propaganda script: an exaltation of sovereignty, accusations of interference, and a strong defense of its regional allies.

In contrast, numerous countries have supported the transition process in Venezuela and the role of the United States as a guarantor of international legality in the face of the crimes of chavismo.