‘US can’t act as world’s supreme judge’: Russia, China humiliate ‘bully’ Trump at UN over Maduro

At an emergency UN Security Council session, Russia and China launched fierce criticism of the United States over its military operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, accusing Washington of violating international law and acting as a unilateral “world judge.” Beijing called the U.S. action a breach of sovereignty and demanded Maduro’s immediate release, while Moscow echoed similar condemnations, despite its own controversial global record. U.S. diplomats defended the operation as a lawful law-enforcement mission against alleged narco-trafficking.The clash highlighted deep geopolitical rifts, with several nations warning that such interventions could destabilize global norms and embolden confrontations. The confrontation at the UN underscores a growing divide over the limits of U.S. power and the future of international order.