By Ahmet Gencturk
ATHENS (AA) - The Greek leftist opposition Greek Communist Party (KKE) on Saturday strongly condemned the US attacks on Venezuela.
“The imperialist intervention by the USA has the real aim of seizing the country's energy wealth and aligning the region with their economic and geopolitical interests against their rivals, Russia and China, by overthrowing the (Venezuelan President Nicolas) Maduro government,” said the party in a statement.
Saying the US used drug-trafficking accusations to legitimize its attack on Venezuela, it added: “No one forgets that during the 20-year US occupation, Afghanistan was turned into the world's largest producer and exporter of narcotics.”
The party urged the public to “collectively condemn this new imperialist intervention against Venezuela and to express their solidarity with its people.”
Separately, former Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias called the attacks "war crime and act of piracy."
"The US has evolved from global sheriff to global bully. They violate international law. They have opened Pandora's box and will not know how to close it," he said.
Earlier, Venezuela’s government accused the US of attacking civilian and military installations in multiple states, and declared a national emergency.
US President Donald Trump confirmed that the US carried out a "large scale" strike, adding that Maduro and his wife had been captured and flown out of the country.
The attacks came after months of tension with the US, which accused Maduro of being involved in drug trafficking. Maduro denied being a cartel leader and had expressed readiness to hold talks.