(MENAFN) Venezuela has declared the expulsion of two leading US officials in retaliation against a new series of sanctions the US struck in response to the presidential election.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has issued an order for the ejection of US charge d'affaires Todd Robinson along with deputy head of mission Brian Naranjo, announcing them "persona non grata."
President Maduro stated "they must leave the country in 48 hours in protest and in defense of the dignity of the Venezuelan homeland... Enough of conspiracies!"
The news has been revealed by the Venezuelan president through a nationally televised address following his official victory in the presidential election.
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