Venezuela's government expels German ambassador as crisis continues
Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza tweeted a statement saying Ambassador Daniel Kriener interfered in Venezuela's internal affairs and allied himself with “extremist sectors” of the opposition.
At the country's main airport, Kriener spoke to journalists and said he hoped the leader of the National Assembly would be safe. There were concerns that the opposition leader might face detention, but Maduro's government did not move against him. Guaido also said Maduro had effectively been ignoring him since his return to Venezuela in hopes that his political momentum will fade. On Tuesday, Maduro belittled his opponents as “opportunists and cowards,” but did not mention Guaido by name.A U.S. journalist working in Venezuela, meanwhile, is missing after security forces escorted him from his Caracas apartment early Wednesday, according to witnesses and colleagues.
The U.S., Germany and some 50 other countries consider Maduro's re-election invalid and have urged him to step aside so the country can prepare for elections. Maduro says he is the target of a U.S.-backed coup plot.
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