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Gustavo Petro, Colombian President: US military action is a real threat

Gustavo Petro, Colombian President: US military action is a real threat

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Ione Wells speaks to President Gustavo Petro about concerns over US-Colombia relations.

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I do believe US military action is a real threat, and the
prospect of removing it depends on the ongoing conversations.

The BBC’s South America correspondent Ione Wells speaks to
Gusatvo Petro, Colombia’s first left-wing president about his
fears of US military action against his country. Petro, a former
guerrilla fighter turned reformist leader, has been in office
since 2022, championing social justice, environmental policies
and regional diplomacy.

He responds to Donald Trump’s recent comments suggesting a
military operation against Colombia “sounds good” and accusations
that Petro himself is a drug trafficker—claims he strongly
denies.

Petro warns that the United States risks moving from global
leadership to isolation through what he calls “imperial-style
behaviour,” following the recent seizure of Venezuelan President
Nicolás Maduro by US forces. He also expresses his belief that
Washington needs a fundamental rethink of power and diplomacy.

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Machado and author Sir Salman Rushdie. You can listen on the BBC
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Presenter: Ione Wells Producers: Alba Morgade, Farhana Haider
Editor: Justine Lang

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