New Delhi, Jan. 4 -- The Congress on Sunday expressed "very grave concern" over recent actions taken by the United States in relation to Venezuela, warning that unilateral measures violate settled principles of international law and threaten global stability.

Senior Congress leader and party general secretary Jairam Ramesh said the developments over the past 24 hours were deeply troubling and underscored the dangers of bypassing multilateral norms. "The INC expresses very grave concern on US actions relating to Venezuela in the past 24 hours. Settled principles of international law cannot be violated unilaterally," Ramesh said in a statement shared on handle X.

The Congress leader emphasised that respect for national sovereignty and non-i...