[speech given to the United Nations security council on 5 January 2026]
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Mr. President, distinguished members of the Security Council, the issue before the council today is not the character of the government of Venezuela.
The issue is whether any member state by force, coercion, or economic strangulation has the right to determine Venezuela's…
Professor Jeffrey Sachs of Columbia University sent shockwaves through European politics when he urged the region's leaders to realize some harsh truths. Russia is your neighbor, not America. China is not your enemy, it's your trading partner. Europeans need to stop being a tool of US foreign policy and stand up for themselves, he said.…
