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US expels 3 Venezuelan diplomats in response to expulsion of 3 US embassy staff in Venezuela

(Reuters) –United States Department of State spokesperson Jen Psaki addressed the expulsion of three Venezuelan diplomats from Washington, DC, on Tuesday (February 25). The U.S. government decision was in reprisal for President Nicolas Maduro’s expulsion of three American embassy staff accused of fomenting unrest that has killed at least 13 people. “They have been allowed 48 hours to leave the United States,” said Psaki. “We have indicated, and have indicated for months, our openness to develop a more constructive relationship with Venezuela, but again, recent […]