Zelensky:

Let the United States do the same to Kadyrov as it did to Maduro.

Maybe then Putin will see and think about it.

Chinese Foreign Ministry:

The United States has violated Venezuela’s sovereignty through force and illegal sanctions. China strongly condemns these actions.

NEW: U.S. secures Russia-flagged tanker linked to Venezuela.

Source: NBC News

NEW: U.S. European Command announces the seizure of Bella 1.

WATCH: Syrian Army's Al-Shaheen Brigades drones target SDF/YPG militia positions in buildings in Aleppo’s Sheikh Maqsoud district.

Kuno Fencker, a member of Greenland's parliament, on Trump:

I’m a bit sick and tired of hearing it.

This kind of reaction—like a child having a tantrum—needs to stop.

Republican Senator Rick Scott:

This is the start of changing Venezuela, then we're gonna fix Cuba, Nicaragua will get fixed, next year we'll get a new president in Colombia. Democracy is coming back to this hemisphere.

Hegseth:

The blockade of sanctioned and illicit Venezuelan oil remains in FULL EFFECT — anywhere in the world.

Russia is bypassing sanctions to obtain Starlink terminals for military use through a covert import network.

The UAE (especially a Sharjah-based logistics firm Emaross Group FZE) is a key transit hub, with terminals smuggled via false customs declarations and routed through places like Hong Kong and Europe.

Despite Starlink not operating in Russia, terminals are widely available on Russian markets and are now integrated into military drones, giving Russian forces long-range, jam-resistant communications.

Russian drones such as Molniya-2 variants were fitted with standardized mini-Starlink mounts.

SpaceX denies any involvement, but black-market access continues.

Source: Nordsint

An anonymous crypto bettor made $436,000 on Polymarket by betting that Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro would be captured, placing the wager just hours before the U.S. officially announced it.

The timing sparked suspicions of insider information.

BREAKING: SOUTHCOM announces the seizure of another vessel: M/T Sophia.

SOUTHCOM:

In a pre-dawn action this morning, the Department of War, in coordination with the Department of Homeland Security, apprehended a stateless, sanctioned dark fleet motor tanker without incident.

The interdicted vessel, M/T Sophia, was operating in international waters and conducting illicit activities in the Caribbean Sea. The U.S. Coast Guard is escorting M/T Sophia to the U.S. for final disposition.

Through Operation Southern Spear, the Department of War is unwavering in its mission to crush illicit activity in the Western Hemisphere. We will defend our Homeland and restore security and strength across the Americas.

Secretary Kristi Noem:

In two predawn operations today, the Coast Guard conducted back-to-back meticulously coordinated boarding of two “ghost fleet” tanker ships— one in the North Atlantic Sea and one in international waters near the Caribbean.

Both vessels —the Motor Tanker Bella I and the Motor Tanker Sophia—were either last docked in Venezuela or en route to it.

The world’s criminals are on notice. You can run, but you can’t hide.

Netanyahu's office posted this video on Instagram.

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LATEST: The U.S. seized two ships today in coordinated boardings.

— The Russian-flagged oil tanker Marinera (formerly Bella 1) in the North Atlantic

— Venezuela-linked tanker Sophia in the Caribbean Sea.

A helicopter crashed in Russia’s Perm Krai after hitting zip lines, killing both onboard.

📸 The commander of Syrian Army's 60th Division overseeing operations against the SDF/YPG in Aleppo.

John Bolton:

We’ve removed Maduro. But the regime is still there. There’s no regime change at this point.

Trump:

Without my involvement, Russia would have all of Ukraine right now.

Russia and China have zero fear of NATO without the United States, and I doubt NATO would be there for us if we really needed them.

The only Nation that China and Russia fear and respect is the DJT rebuilt U.S.A.

Trump:

We will always be there for NATO, even if they won’t be there for us.

Trump:

Norway, a NATO Member, foolishly chose not to give me the Noble Peace Prize. But that doesn’t matter! What does matter is that I saved Millions of Lives.