America imposes sanctions on the Colombian president…and the latter "I won’t back down"
Declared Friday imposed sanctions on , who was previously accused by Washington of being unable to confront , in addition to his wife and son.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Besent said in a statement that "President Pietro has allowed drug cartels to flourish and has refused to address this activity"
America’s sanctions on Colombia
He added "President Donald Trump is taking extreme action to protect our nation and to ensure that we will not tolerate drug trafficking into our country"
Colombian President Gustavo Petro was quick to respond in a tone not without challenge to his inclusion with his family on the US sanctions list, in a new chapter of fracturing relations between the two allied countries.
Petro wrote on social media: "I will not take a step back and I will never kneel"Borrowing slogans used by Latin American revolutionaries.
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