"Colombian President Gustavo Petro says he would take up arms for his country if necessary as the United States issues threats against him and his government. In a social media post on Monday, Petro, a former leftist fighter, said any violent US intervention in Colombia, such as the kind carried out in Venezuela over the weekend, would provoke a response. list of 3 itemsend of list I swore not to touch a weapon again, Petro said. But for the homeland I will take up arms again."
"The US president said over the weekend that Petro should watch his a** after the abduction of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, an act widely considered illegal by scholars of international law. Speaking with reporters on Sunday, Trump said a similar operation against Petro's government sounds good to me. Colombia is very sick, too, run by a sick man, who likes making cocaine and selling it to the United States, and he's not going to be doing it very long, Trump said."
"Colombia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs denounced Trump's comments as an undue interference in the internal affairs of the country, against the norms of international law. Trump has accused Petro of facilitating the trafficking of drugs to the US, a claim for which there is no evidence and is firmly denied by Petro, who says his government has worked to combat drug production while taking steps away from the militarised approach of the war on drugs. I have enormous trust in my people, Petro said. And that is why I have asked the people to defend the president from any illegitimate violent act against him."
Gustavo Petro, a former leftist fighter and current Colombian president, warned he would take up arms to defend Colombia if the United States carried out a violent intervention. President Donald Trump issued threatening comments suggesting possible operations against Petro similar to actions in Venezuela and accused Petro of facilitating drug trafficking. Colombia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs called the US remarks undue interference and contrary to international law. Petro denies the trafficking accusations, says his government combats drug production while moving away from militarised drug policies, and has asked the people to defend the president against illegitimate violent acts.
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