The European Union has issued a statement on Venezuela, supported by 26 of the bloc’s 27 member states, in which EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas called for “calm and restraint from all actors.”
In the declaration, EU countries stressed that “the principles of international law and the UN Charter must be upheld,” particularly by members of the United Nations Security Council.
The statement also emphasized that efforts to combat drug trafficking must be carried out “with full respect for territorial integrity and sovereignty,” while underscoring the need to respect the will of the Venezuelan people.
Observers interpret the declaration as a subtly worded criticism of the U.S. approach, following the deployment of American forces in Venezuela to capture Nicolás Maduro.
The statement was not endorsed by Hungary, whose far-right Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is a close ally of U.S. President Donald Trump.
