"Honor and glory to the heroes and heroines who, fighting on January 3, 2026, did not surrender and gave their lives in an unequal battle when unknown weapons were used, which fact was publicly acknowledged by the US authorities," Rodriguez said on Venezolana de Television, referring to the US attack and the abduction of President Nicolas Maduro, TASS reported.
According to Rodriguez, a National Defense and Cybersecurity Centre has been established in the country, which will be headed by Minister of Science and Technology Gabriela Jimenez.
She also said under the program of democratic existence and peace opens up opportunities for the return of Venezuelan nationals living abroad. But extremists "who are seeking to continue harming the country and calling for an aggression against the Venezuelan people should better remain in Washington," she stressed.
On January 3, the United States attacked civilian and military facilities in Caracas. Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil Pinto condemned Washington’s actions as a military aggression. A state of emergency has been imposed in Venezuela. Trump confirmed the attack on Venezuela. He also said that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife had been captured and taken out of the country. Vice President Delcy Rodriguez was sworn in as Venezuela’s authorized president on January 6. Meanwhile, Trump said that Washington would "run" Venezuela in the interim.