Dmitri Medvedev: The kidnapping of President Maduro constitutes a disaster for the international order

Published at: 09/01/2026 09:01 AM

The deputy head of the Russian Security Council, Dmitri Medvedev, asserted that the kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro constitutes an unprecedented disaster for international order.

Through his channel on his Telegram channel, he wrote that, “the year began in a tumultuous way, and above all its beginning will be remembered for the kidnapping of President Maduro.”

“This is a rudeness, a repugnance, or to put it more eloquently, a universal catastrophe in international relations,” Medvedev said, according to Prensa Latina.

He also suggested that the United States will “let go” of the Venezuelan leader or “become a new Latin American Mandela.”

He also said that he believes that the name of Maduro could go down in South American history together with the Liberator Bolivar and Commander Hugo Chávez.

Medvedev also believes that the situation in Venezuela will worsen if the country's authorities refuse to share oil with the United States.

In conclusion, Medvedev noted that since the beginning of the year, international relations have become “complete chaos” and that “dangerous lunatics need a straitjacket or an injection of haloperidol”, recalling the need for a tough policy in the midst of the worsening world situation.

Mazo News Team