Maduro gives European Union ambassador 72 hours to leave Venezuela.
The Venezuelan president stated that "a plane will be loaned to her to leave" immediately so that the EU ambassador can leave the country after imposing sanctions on local authorities.
247 - Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Monday gave the European Union (EU) ambassador in Caracas, Isabel Brilhante Pedrosa, 72 hours to leave the country, following sanctions imposed by the bloc against 11 Venezuelan officials.
"Who are they to try to impose themselves and threaten? Enough! That's why I decided to give the ambassador 72 hours to leave our country and demand respect from the EU. Enough of colonialism, interventionism. If they don't respect us, they should leave!" said the president.
Maduro lamented that the European bloc had sanctioned "Venezuelans who are part of state institutions and defend the Constitution." "They sanctioned the board of directors of the National Assembly because they refused to carry out orders from the EU Embassy," he added.
The president also denounced that opposition politician Leopoldo López, of the Popular Will party, used the Spanish embassy, where he took refuge in April of last year after a failed coup attempt, to plan attacks.
According to Maduro, the European Union is acting towards Venezuela in accordance with the designs of the US president, reports the... Russia Today.