Venezuela's UN Ambassador Samuel Moncada condemning US military threats at the UN Security Council on October 10, 2025. Photo: Upscale image from UN footage.
Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com)—On Friday, Venezuela’s ambassador to the United Nations, Samuel Moncada, alerted the UN Security Council that Venezuela strongly believes a US military attack is imminent. He characterized the situation as the latest aggression in decades-long attempts to oust first President Hugo Chávez and now President Nicolás Maduro.
“The plan is clear,” he said during an emergency meeting. “It is once again about executing the operation that already failed: overthrowing the legitimate and constitutional President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro Moros, to install a puppet regime and turn our country into a colony.”
When questioned by the press, Moncada elaborated on the sense of urgency. “We believe that they are preparing themselves. You cannot sustain this level of mobilization for two years. They have to act quickly. That is the military logic. There are costs. There are plans and there are opportunities. That is why I am coming here.”
🇻🇪 “There are some people saying here, 'we call all parties to de-escalate'— We have NO conflict whatsoever with the United States. We are not escalating because we are in NO conflict.
This is a fabricated conflict by the United States and the image that there are two parties… pic.twitter.com/vHEBcPVrNa
— Camila (@camilapress) October 10, 2025
One-sided conflict
Moncada was emphatic that there are not two sides in the escalating situation, but rather one party acting against Venezuela.
“There are some people saying here, ‘we call all parties to de-escalate.’ We have no conflict whatsoever with the US. We are not escalating because we are not in a conflict,” Moncada stated. “This is a fabricated conflict by the US, and the image that there are two parties ‘warring’ and trying to confront each other in the Caribbean Sea is ridiculous. We are only defending our territory, within our territory, which is our right.”
He connected the current tensions to past US actions. “The conflict does not exist; the US is manufacturing it. They are promoting an endless war, fueled by their addiction to oil, the same addiction that led them to invade Iraq and Afghanistan. It is time to prevent that history from repeating itself in Venezuela,” the diplomat added.
Condemnations and allegations
Moncada also condemned a series of aggressive acts, including the militarization of the Caribbean, the extrajudicial killing of 21 civilians, the harassment of fishermen, and the kidnapping of 78 Venezuelan children on US soil. He said the children were separated from their families and used as political hostages.
“Children should not be used as instruments of extortion. What right does the US have to terrorize innocent people?” he questioned.
He further condemned the US government for trying since January to convince the world that Venezuelans are carrying out an invasion of US territory and are all terrorists and criminals. “This is the criminalization of the entire Venezuelan people,” he said.
Regarding the killings at sea, Moncada stated, “It is outrageous to support the killing of civilians in high seas of international waters without any evidence. These are extrajudicial killings. The supreme might of the US military is only respected around the world if it works within a lawful framework. Outside of that, it is tyranny against the whole world.”
Despite the provocations, the ambassador reaffirmed Venezuela’s commitment to peace. “We are a dignified country that has never participated in international wars. If we are attacked, we will exercise our right to self-defense, as established in the United Nations Charter.”
Venezuela’s proposals to the Security Council
Given the seriousness of the situation, Venezuela proposed three urgent measures to the Security Council:
• Formal recognition of the threat: Request an official determination that the US military escalation in the Caribbean represents a danger to international peace and security.
• Immediate preventive measures: Demand concrete actions to prevent escalation, including the cessation of military exercises and hostile acts.
• Binding resolution for sovereignty: Propose that the Security Council adopt a resolution where all members, including the United States, commit to respecting Venezuela’s sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity.
Moncada concluded with a call to global awareness. “Venezuela will not give in to blackmail. Our willingness to engage in dialogue should not be confused with subordination. We have already been the tomb of an empire, and if we are attacked, we will defend ourselves with all the tools at our disposal. Venezuela is ours, not of the United States’.”
Support from Russia and China
Vasily Nebenzia, president of the Security Council and Russia’s ambassador to the UN, stated that Venezuela is right to fear a US military attack. He also condemned the killing of small boat crews off the Venezuelan coast.
“This meeting is being organized at the request of Venezuela, a sovereign state, which has been subjected to unprecedented pressure and threats of military invasion, the situation worsening by the day,” Nebenzia said.
He noted that some colleagues would likely dismiss the threat as part of a “war on drugs,” but said it is necessary to “evaluate the facts” regarding the “gravity of the situation.”
He also described the claim that the so-called Cartel de los Soles exists and transports tons of drugs to the US as US “propaganda.” “It is a perfect line for a Hollywood movie in which Americans save the world,” he added.
For his part, China’s UN ambassador, Fu Cong, called on the US to cease its warlike and interventionist actions toward Venezuela. He urged the US to stop using the “war on drugs” as an excuse to “boycott a legitimate and constitutional government” after illegally invading Caribbean waters.
He said US unilateral and excessive measures in international waters constitute a serious violation of human rights and the UN Charter.
Venezuela Requests Urgent Meeting of the Security Council Due to US Military Threats
“These operations represent a threat to the freedom and security of navigation in these waters,” Cong emphasized. “Under the law of the sea, this constitutes interference in the security of another country and, therefore, violates international law. It is a threat to regional peace and security.”
“We ask the US to cease these actions to avoid a worsening of the situation and ask it not to use the war on drugs excuse to endanger the safety of navigation in another country, as well as the rights enjoyed under international law,” Cong demanded.
He noted that CELAC declared the region a zone of peace in 2014 and that many countries have condemned the US actions. “We hope that the US will heed the voices of the region’s countries and guarantee peace and stability in Latin America and the Caribbean,” Ambassador Cong added.
Special for Orinoco Tribune by staff
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