Mark Carney, the Canadian prime minister, has spoken with Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado following the U.S. arrest of Nicolas Maduro.

“The Prime Minister and Ms. Machado condemned Nicolás Maduro’s brutally oppressive, criminal, and illegitimate regime, which repressed the Venezuelan people and persecuted dissenters,” a statement from the Canadian PM’s office said.

“Prime Minister Carney affirmed Canada’s steadfast support for a peaceful, negotiated, and Venezuelan-led transition process that promotes stability and respects the democratic will of the Venezuelan people.

“He emphasised that such a process must be anchored in the Venezuelan people’s sovereign right to decide and build their own future in a peaceful and democratic society.”

Denmark’s prime minister Mette Frederiksen has urged President Donald Trump to cease threats over Greenland, after he reiterated his desire to acquire it in an interview with The Atlantic magazine.

“It makes absolutely no sense to talk about the US needing to take over Greenland. The US has no right to annex any of the three countries in the Danish Kingdom,” Ms Frederiksen said in a statement on Sunday.

Mr Trump told the magazine: “We do need Greenland, absolutely. We need it for defence.”

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British Home Office minister Mike Tapp refused to say whether the UK government would condemn U.S. action if Donald Trump were to move against Greenland.

Asked about the U.S. president's threats, Tapp told Sky News: "I'd be really clear that allies do matter, which is why these careful diplomatic conversations behind the scenes are ongoing with the United States and with our European allies and five eyes partners, and we're not going to give a running commentary."

Pressed on whether he could say Britain would condemn any action against Greenland, he said: "These are both NATO members, and I'm really proud that NATO has used discussion over division."

Pressed again, he said: "The Venezuelan issue is obviously different to the Greenland issue, but that's for them to have those discussions. It's for NATO to have that solid anchor to ensure that there is no division here."

He later added: "This isn't for me to sit here and talk about hypotheticals that could go on forever."

China's foreign ministry on Monday reiterated Beijing's stance on the situation after the U.S. attack on Venezuela and called for the immediate release of President Nicolas Maduro.

Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian told a regular press briefing that Beijing is gravely concerned over the U.S. capture of Maduro and his wife and is closely following the security situation.

China has maintained positive communication and cooperation with the Venezuelan government, Lin said.

Washington has deemed Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro an illegitimate dictator, since he declared victory in a 2018 election marred by allegations of irregularities.

U.S. prosecutors say he is the kingpin of a cartel of Venezuelan political and military officials, who have for decades conspired with drug trafficking groups and U.S.-designated terrorist organizations to flood the U.S. with thousands of tons of cocaine.

Maduro was first indicted in 2020 as part of a long-running narcotics trafficking case against current and former Venezuelan officials and Colombian guerrillas.

In a new indictment unsealed Saturday, prosecutors allege that Maduro personally oversaw a state-sponsored cocaine trafficking network that partnered with some of the world's most violent and prolific drug trafficking groups, including Mexico’s Sinaloa and Zetas cartels, the Colombian paramilitary group FARC and the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.

"As Venezuela's President and now de-facto ruler, Maduro allows cocaine-fueled corruption to flourish for his own benefit, for the benefit of members of his ruling regime, and for the benefit of his family members," according to the indictment filed by prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Southern District of New York.

Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein has had the case of Nicolas Maduro in his court for years after the initial indictment against the ousted Venezuelan leader and his inner circle first dropped in 2020.

The 92-year-old judge is also presiding over President Donald Trump’s attempt to move his hush money case from New York criminal court into federal court.

Maduro is expected to appear Monday at noon ET.

Nicolas Maduro is set to appear in Manhattan federal court on Monday to face narco-terrorism charges, days after his capture by the U.S. military.

Maduro, 63, and his wife, Cilia Flores, have been jailed in Brooklyn after U.S. forces seized them from Caracas in a surprise weekend raid.

They are both set to appear at the hearing scheduled for 12pm E.T. (5pm GMT) before U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein.

Maduro is charged with narco-terrorism, cocaine importation conspiracy, possession of machine guns and destructive devices, and conspiracy to possess machine guns and destructive devices. He faces decades to life in prison on each count if convicted.

It is unclear if either had obtained lawyers, or if they would enter pleas.

Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodriguez has responded to Donald Trump’s latest threats in a statement after she was sworn in.

She invited the U.S. government to collaborate on an agenda of cooperation, striking a conciliatory tone as she said Venezuela "aspires to live without external threats" and wants respectful relations with the United States.

Rodriguez has called for relations which are “premised on sovereign equality and non-interference”, both with the U.S. and with other neighbouring countries in the region.

"We invite the US government to collaborate with us on an agenda of cooperation oriented towards shared development within the framework of international law to strengthen lasting community coexistence,” she added.

"President Donald Trump, our peoples and our region deserve peace and dialogue, not war. This has always been President Nicolás Maduro's message, and it is the message of all of Venezuela right now.”