Der Überfall auf Venezuela versetzt Russland in Aufruhr

This article examines how Russian state media, pro-Kremlin commentators, and nationalist bloggers have reacted to the U.S. special forces raid that captured Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro. Rather than producing a unified propaganda line, Russian outlets and influencers have offered a contradictory mix of outrage over international law, grudging admiration for the operation’s speed and precision, and visible embarrassment over Russia’s inability to protect a longtime client state. The piece situates these reactions within Russia’s broader information ecosystem, highlighting internal tensions over how to frame U.S. power, Trump’s foreign policy, and Russia’s own failures in Ukraine. It’s relevant to geopolitics as a case study in how great-power narratives fracture when events challenge established propaganda frameworks and alliance credibility.