Who’s in charge of Venezuela and what happens next?

The EU’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas reiterated the bloc’s position that Maduro lacks legitimacy and that there should be a peaceful transition of power, but said the principles of international law must be respected.

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said it did not recognise Maduro’s regime but would neither recognise an intervention that “violates international law and pushes the region toward… uncertainty”.