Senior Minister Lee, who stepped down as prime minister in May 2024, noted that Singapore had always stated its position unequivocally and voted accordingly on such matters that were contrary to international law and the UN Charter, listing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the US invasion of Grenada in 1983 as examples.
On Saturday, the US raided Venezuela and deposed leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife, who were transported to New York to stand trial on narcoterrorism and other criminal charges. They pleaded not guilty to all charges on Monday. Following the raid, President Donald Trump claimed that the US would temporarily “run” Venezuela.
Speaking at a dialogue session during the ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute Regional Outlook Forum in Singapore on Thursday, Lee said: “I think in this case, it’s quite clear it’s a contravention of international law.”
Lee acknowledged that Venezuela had a difficult internal situation with the legitimacy of its government being questioned. These challenges destabilised the environment for its neighbours, including the US, because of drugs and refugees, but “that does not justify a military intervention into by one country into another, unilaterally and without any proper authorisation”.
He argued that the immediate consequences of the intervention might work in terms of being a “spectacular military success”, but it spelled trouble for the longer-term consequences on the international system.
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