"The Colombian government has recalled its ambassador to the United States, Daniel Garcia Pena, following the recent clash with Donald Trump's Republican administration. According to Colombian Foreign Minister Rosa Villavicencio, Gustavo Petro's government is evaluating the measures it will take after the U.S. president announced on Sunday the cessation of aid to Bogota for the fight against drug trafficking groups and the imposition, without specifying figures, of new tariffs on imports from Colombia."
"Trump also called Petro a lunatic and accused him, without evidence, of being an illegal drug leader. Garcia-Pena is already in Bogota. The latest friction between the Colombian and U.S. governments began last week when Trump ordered the bombing of a submarine in the waters of the Caribbean Sea, in another extrajudicial U.S. military operation in the area."
"In addition, one of the survivors of last Thursday's attack turned out to be Colombian. The other was Ecuadorian. Both were deported to their home countries. Petro said that the U.S. authorities had committed at least one murder and had violated sovereignty in territorial waters. We await explanations from the U.S. government, he added."
Colombia recalled Ambassador Daniel Garcia-Pena to Bogotá after escalating tensions with U.S. President Donald Trump. The United States announced suspension of aid for anti-drug trafficking efforts and threatened unspecified tariffs on Colombian imports. Trump publicly accused President Gustavo Petro of involvement in drug trafficking and called him a lunatic. Tensions intensified after a U.S. strike on a submarine in Caribbean waters that the U.S. said carried drugs; Colombian authorities say the attack violated sovereignty and that at least one survivor was Colombian. Two survivors were deported to their countries and Colombia is demanding explanations and considering further measures.
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