Colombia’s Petro on US threats and whether he fears Maduro’s fate
Colombia’s president responds to US pressure and what it means for sovereignty and stability in Latin America.

Colombia’s president responds to US pressure and what it means for sovereignty and stability in Latin America.







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Venezuelans are divided between fear of ongoing US intervention and celebrating Maduro’s removal.
No one is safe from an immediate and violent US intervention.
Colombia could face its own turmoil from the stunning turn of events both in violence and a mass influx of refugees.
US military says ‘lethal kinetic strikes on two vessels’ killed three people in one craft and two in another.

Fears are growing in Latin America over a US military build-up in the Caribbean, as Washington expands airstrikes.
Analysts warn US ‘terrorist’ designation of the EGC could escalate violence and hinder peace negotiations in Colombia.
ELN conducts military drills, orders civilians indoors, as Trump warns drug-producing nations face potential attack.
The Republican renewed his threats against Colombia, blaming its left-wing leader for the country’s cocaine production.
The sanctioned individuals are accused of creating a ‘transnational network’ to send Colombians to fight in Sudan.