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Petrol warns of the "real threat" of US military action in Colombia

ThePresidentof the United States has recently warned that the country is not doing enough to combat drug trafficking, following the attack on Enezuela Venezuela.

AME3136. BOGOTÁ (COLOMBIA), 07/01/2026.- El presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, pronuncia un discurso este miércoles, en la Plaza de Bolívar en Bogotá (Colombia). Petro dijo que en la llamada telefónica que sostuvo esta tarde con su homólogo de EE.UU., Donald Trump, le pidió restablecer las comunicaciones entre ambos Gobiernos, a través de su Cancillería y el Departamento de Estado, interrumpidas por los constantes episodios de crisis en la relación bilateral. EFE/ Carlos Ortega
President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro. Stock Photo: EFE

Colombia'sPresidentGustavo Petro has declared this after the arrest of  and Nicolás Maduro .

Petro says the UStreats other countries as "empires, "and that the global prime power" risks being isolated from dominating the world. "

After intervening in Venezuela, US President Donald Trump said a military operation against Colombia would "look good, "and warned Petro that he should be vigilant.

The two leaders spoke on the phone on Wednesday, after which the Republican leader advanced that he will receive him at the White House in the near future.

Petro said the call lasted just under an hour and addressed drug trafficking in Colombia, Bogotá's view of Venezuela and the situation of Latin America with regard to the US.

Trump blames American crimeon immigration  , which has increased the functions of the Immigration and Customs Control Service (ICE) and accused countries like Colombia and Venezuela of not doing enough to combat drug trafficking.

On Wednesday, an ICE agent shot 37 year old American Renee Good while maneuvering his vehicle in Minneapolis during a protest against the presence of these federal officials.

In Petro's view, ICE "is not only pursuing Latin Americans on the streets, which is offensive to us. It also kills American citizens."

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