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The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on Colombian President Gustavo Petro, citing illicit drug activity, the US Treasury said.
US President Donald Trump threatened over the weekend to raise tariffs on Colombia and said on Wednesday that all funding to the country had been halted.
However, in a post on X, Petro wrote: “Fighting drug trafficking for decades, and effectively, has brought me this measure from the government of the very society we helped so much to stop their cocaine consumption. A complete paradox – but not one step back, and never on our knees.”
US President recently threatened to raise tariffs on Colombia and said on Wednesday that all funding to the country had been halted.
