According to CCTV News, the Venezuelan Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement firmly rejecting and strongly condemning the U.S. military invasion of Venezuela. The statement noted that this act constitutes a flagrant violation of the United Nations Charter, and that such aggressive actions pose a serious threat to international peace and security, particularly to the stability of Latin America and the Caribbean, and put the lives of millions of people at grave risk. The statement pointed out that the true purpose of this attack is to plunder Venezuela’s strategic resources, particularly oil and minerals, and to attempt to use force to undermine the country’s political independence—an attempt that will never succeed.