Venezuela expels Spanish ambassador after EU sanctions

Source: BBC

Venezuela has expelled the Spanish ambassador to Caracas, Jesús Silva Fernández, accusing him of interfering in its internal affairs.

Spain has rejected the allegations and said it would reciprocate.

The announcement comes after the European Union imposed a travel ban and froze the assets of seven senior Venezuelan officials.

President Nicolás Maduro has accused Spain of pushing for the EU sanctions and plotting to oust him.

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