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On February 22, the European Union imposed sanctions on 19 Venezuelan officials, lawmakers and members of the security forces in response to parliamentary elections the EU saw as rigged to favor Nicolas Maduro.The sanctioned individuals were targeted for "their role in acts and decisions undermining democracy and the rule of law in the country, or as a result of serious human rights violations." The EU sanctions include travel bans and asset freezes.Venezuela's foreign minister, Jorge Arreaza, responded on Twitter."To use false arguments against honorable citizens in reaction to the frustration of a group of member states of the European Union for the manifest ineffectiveness of their actions to force a change of government by force in Venezuela, is nothing more than another reckless decision, with the sole intention of negatively affecting the political dialogue taking place in the country," Arreaza wrote.He also said the sanctions were illegal and a sort of arrogant affront to the United Nations" after the U.N. special rapporteur urged that unilateral sanctions against Venezuela be lifted given their effects on the country.The debate over sanctions is complex
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