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The United States has imposed sanctions on Colombian President Gustavo Petro, whom Washington accuses of failing to curb illegal drug trafficking. His wife and son have also been sanctioned.
"President Petro has allowed drug cartels to flourish and has refused to stop this activity. "US President Donald Trump is taking strong action to protect our nation and this makes it clear that we will not allow drugs to be trafficked into our country," US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a statement announcing the decision.
The sanctions come amid a dispute between Petros and Trump, with the Colombian leader accusing his US counterpart of "extrajudicial executions" that "violate international law" over US attacks on ships suspected of smuggling drugs.
The US has destroyed 10 ships and killed at least 43 people in less than two months, according to an AFP tally based on US data. Colombia has demanded that Washington stop the attacks, angering Trump, who has called Petro a "bandit" and a "drug trafficker."
Trump has also announced the termination of hundreds of millions of dollars in US aid to Colombia and has threatened to impose tariffs on Colombian goods. Petro reacted to the news that he and his family have been placed on a US blacklist.
" No step back and never kneel," Petro wrote on social media, echoing slogans used by Latin American revolutionaries.
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