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October 21, 2025

Colombia Recalls Ambassador to U.S. over Strikes in Caribbean as Trump Issues Threats
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Colombia's government has recalled its ambassador to the United States
as tensions rise with the Trump administration over its repeated
extrajudicial military strikes on boats in the Caribbean, many off the
coast of Venezuela. The U.S. has blown up at least seven boats in the
region, killing over two dozen people, as officials claim without
evidence the vessels were carrying drugs. Colombian President Gustavo
Petro addressed the threats in an exclusive interview Monday with
Univision.

President Gustavo Petro: "The anti-drug policy of the United States is a
policy of dominance over Colombia and Latin America. They've killed 1
million Latin Americans, and the demands for cocaine in the United
States has not decreased by a single gram, and it's also increasing in
Europe. That is called domination. And it's what made Trump so angry.
That is why I said he is preparing an invasion of Venezuela, not because
of drug trafficking. Those are lies."



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