The US seizing of Venezuela's leader has faced strong criticism from both America's friends and foes at an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council, BBC reported. 

Many member states agreed with the US that Nicolás Maduro had been an illegitimate and repressive leader. 

But many also condemned the US military action as a breach of international law and the UN Charter, and they demanded a democratic transition that reflected the will of the Venezuelan people, according to BBC.