Venezuela responds to EU “sanctions”: they have chosen to accelerate their own political decline (+statement)

Foreign Minister of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Yván Gil
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Published at: 15/12/2025 12:20 PM

In a statement, released by Foreign Minister Yván Gil, the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela rejected on Monday the “sanctions policy” promoted by the European Union (EU) against the country, which “has proven to be a resounding failure, significantly deteriorating political and diplomatic relations.”

“The leaders of that block have unfortunately chosen to accelerate their own political decline, insisting on a line of sterile hostility against Venezuela, which evidences an erratic foreign policy,” the document states.

Below is the full text:

The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela categorically rejects the policy of sanctions and unilateral coercive measures imposed by the European Union, as it is illegitimate, illegal and contrary to International Law, as well as to the principles and purposes enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations.

The leaders of that block have unfortunately chosen to accelerate their own political decline, insisting on a line of sterile hostility against Venezuela, which evidences an erratic foreign policy, lacking autonomy and subject to interests outside the peoples they claim to represent.

After years of implementation, this policy of sanctions has proven to be a resounding failure, significantly deteriorating political and diplomatic relations and confirming the growing irrelevance of the European Union as an international actor capable of acting with independence, rationality and respect for sovereign States.

Caracas, December 15, 2025

Mazo News Team

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