Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Tuesday ordered the “suspension” of the measures Sharing intelligence with security agencies in Washington In response to bombings against alleged drug smuggling boats in the Caribbean and Pacific. Neither does the UK. We will share intelligence … With the United States on board ships suspected of drug smuggling So that they do not become complicit in these bombings.
Petro describes the attacks ordered by his US counterpart Donald Trump as “extrajudicial executions” of up to 20 sunken ships and at least 76 deaths. “The order is given to all levels of General Force intelligence to suspend communications transmission Petro announced on the social network X, and other deals with American security agencies. The leftist president has maintained a tense relationship with the United States since Trump assumed his second presidential term in January.
Amid diplomatic escalation… Trump removed Colombia from the list of allied countries to combat drug trafficking this year He canceled the visa of Petro and a number of his officials. Last October, the US government announced the withdrawal of financial aid to the South American country to combat drugs.
Decision to stop sharing intelligence information with the United States He added, “It will continue as long as the missile attack on the boats continues.” The president added. The US military incursion into international waters has increased pressure on Venezuela, which sees attacks near its coast as a pretext to oust President Nicolas Maduro, who is not recognized by Washington and other governments after his disputed re-election last year.
The revelation that the UK will not share intelligence with the US represents a rupture between two important allies. On Sunday, fifty countries rejected, in a joint declaration, the “use of force” that contravenes international law, without mentioning the United States directly.
Colombia, the main cocaine exporting country
The document was signed during a summit between the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and the European Union held in the coastal city of Santa Marta, and hosted by Petro.. Colombia is the main cocaine exporting country in the world Every year it exceeds its own record in the production of that drug, as well as in the regional expansion of psychedelic crops.
In the most recent UN measurement, Its production amounted to 2,664 tons of cocaine. Petro, who will leave power in 2026, defends himself by saying his administration has made the largest cocaine seizures in history and criticizes the United States for not reducing demand.
Washington has been a historical military ally of the South American country, especially during the implementation of Plan Colombia in 1999, which is considered one of the reasons for the success of the war against the cartels. The United States is also Colombia’s main trading partner.
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