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United States sanctions and the seizure of Venezuelan assets overseas have cost Venezuela billions. Donald Trump ordered the kidnapping at gunpoint of President Nicolás Maduro (and his wife Cilia Flores) from Caracas. President Nicolás Maduro is the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela leader of a sovereign state. Under international law, one state is prohibited from using force within the territory of another without consent or United Nations Security Council authorisation. Article 2(4) of the UN Charter forbids threats or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state, except in self‑defense or with Security Council approval. Critics say drug trafficking, even if affecting US citizens, does not constitute an armed attack and therefore does not justify unilateral military action.