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And that was our global affairs reporter Mimi Swaybe.

Colombia has expressed profound concern about the US raid and sent troops to the Colombia-Venezuela border, while Venezuela's allies Russia and Cuba have condemned the attack.

But Argentina's president welcomed the US intervention, posting on social media, So how might others react?

Dr Christopher Sabatini is an expert on Latin America at the international think tank Chatham House.

Christopher Sabatini of Chatham House.

When Donald Trump returned to the White House a year ago, he promised to be a president of peace, vowing not to start any new wars.

So what should we make of his attack on Venezuela, the biggest US intervention in Latin America for decades?

A question I put to our chief international correspondent, Lise Doucette.

Yeah, now, according to comments attributed to the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, President Maduro will be put on trial on criminal charges.

I mean, that will be quite a sight.

Yeah, what next for Venezuela?

I mean, it's had years of authoritarian rulers, Nicolas Maduro and before him, Hugo Chavez.

We recently saw the Venezuelan opposition leader, Maria Corina Machado, winning the Nobel Peace Prize.

She had to flee Venezuela to get it.

We don't even know if she's gone back yet.

But where do you see things going from here?

Our chief international correspondent, Lise Doucette.

And as we record this podcast, the US Attorney General, Pam Bondi, has said that the Venezuelan President, Nicolas Maduro, and his wife have been indicted in the Southern District of New York.

And that's all from this special podcast.

We'll have further updates in later editions of the Global News Podcast.