Volodymyr Zelensky has suggested the US should capture Russian dictator Vladimir Putin after the leader of Venezuela was detained in an overnight operation.
Speaking to reporters on Saturday, the Ukrainian President was quizzed about the situation in Venezuela, which saw Nicolas Maduro and his wife seized by US special forces.
In response, Mr Zelensky alluded to the possibility that Donald Trump should take the same action in Russia.
He said: "What can I say? If it is possible to deal with dictators this way, then US knows what to do next.
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Russia was among the nations to condemn Washington's actions in Venezuela.
The Russian foreign ministry said in a statement yesterday: "This morning, the United States committed an act of armed aggression against Venezuela.
"This is deeply concerning and condemnable."
"In the current situation, it is important, first and foremost, to prevent further escalation and to focus on finding a way out of the situation through dialogue," it added.
President Zelensky suggested the US should next try to capture Russian dictator Vladimir Putin
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The US launched "large-scale airstrikes" on the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, at around 1.50am local time (5.50am GMT) yesterday.
Venezuela's Government said civilians and military personnel died in the strikes but did not provide specific figures.
President Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured and transported via helicopter to a US Navy ship offshore before being transported to New York City.
The Venezuelan leader was eventually taken to the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn under a heavy police guard.
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President Maduro was handcuffed and blindfolded during the flight to the US
| TRUTH SOCIALImages released by US authorities showed him handcuffed and blindfolded during the flight and later being led down a hallway at the offices of the US Drug Enforcement Administration, where he was heard wishing a "happy New Year".
President Maduro was indicted on various federal charges, including narco-terrorism conspiracy, and is expected to make an initial appearance in Manhattan federal court on Monday, according to a Justice Department official.
Mr Trump announced yesterday that the US would "run" Venezuela until it was under a new administration.
"We're going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition," the US President told a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.
President Trump yesterday revealed the US would 'run' Venezuela until it was under a new administration
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"So, we don't want to be involved with, having somebody else get in. And we have the same situation that we had for the last long period of years.
"So, we are going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition."
President Trump said as part of the takeover, major US oil companies would move back into Venezuela, which has the world's largest oil reserves, and refurbish badly degraded oil infrastructure, a process experts said could take years.
He added that he was open to sending US forces into Venezuela.
Airstrikes were launched in Venezuela in the early hours of Saturday
| REUTERS"We're not afraid of boots on the ground," President Trump continued.
For months, the US leader had promised land operations in Venezuela in a bid to disrupt the flow of illegal drugs to the United States - as well as push President Maduro to leave.
The US had previously accused President Maduro of running a "narco-state" and rigging last year's election, which the opposition said it won overwhelmingly.
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