Medvedev Says U.S.-Style Arrest of Venezuela’s Leader Could Be Repeated Against Other World Leaders

Russia’s Dmitry Medvedev said the U.S. arrest of Venezuela’s leader sets a precedent that could allow similar actions against other heads of state.

Dmitry Medvedev, Russia’s deputy chairman of the Security Council, said scenarios similar to the recent U.S. operation against Venezuela could, in theory, be applied to other world leaders as well.

Speaking to Russia’s TASS news agency on Sunday, Medvedev suggested that actions resembling the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro could be imagined elsewhere...