President Javier Milei once again fully backed the arrest of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro and praised the role of the United States in the operation that brought an end to the chavista regime. In an extensive interview with Andrés Oppenheimer on CNN en Español, the head of state maintained that Washington "liberated" Venezuela and stated that Argentina is willing to provide "whatever support they may require" in the face of international actions against narco-terrorist structures.
During the conversation, Milei described chavismo as a dictatorship linked to drug trafficking and compared it to Castroism, pointing out that 21st-century socialism usually comes to power through elections and then turns into totalitarian regimes. In that context, he rejected the idea of speaking of "invasion" and was blunt: what happened in Venezuela must be read as a process of liberation from an illegitimate power sustained by the Armed Forces.
When asked about possible Argentine cooperation, the President stated that he will evaluate any formal request that might arrive and reiterated his decision to "wage the battle for freedom throughout the world". He also dismissed arguments about an alleged resurgence of anti-imperialist rhetoric in the region and placed the focus on the repressive nature of the ousted regime.
On the regional level, Milei again questioned the governments that are pushing for a negotiated exit with the remnants of chavismo. He aimed directly at Brazil and marked his distance from Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, whom he considers aligned with regional socialism. According to the head of state, those positions seek to prevent those responsible for decades of abuses from paying the political and institutional costs of their actions.
