The United States condemned the decision of Venezuela to expel a European diplomat

“By sending the EU ambassador to Venezuela, the regime of President Nicolas Maduro removed a fighter who defended human rights at the international level and supported democracy,” Price said.

Earlier, Venezuela announced the EU ambassador to the country, Isabel Brilante, persona non grata in response to new EU sanctions.

On February 22, the European Union included 19 more officials in the sanctions list for Venezuela.