US EditionColombia's Gustavo Petro Calls Nicolás Maduro a Dictator But Says No Evidence Links Him to Being a 'Narco'
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The president of Colombia points out to the Venezuelan president to “concentrate powers.” At the same time, he claims to ignore any evidence that he is a drug trafficker, as stated by the United States.
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El EconomistaThe president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, has taken a step further in his criticism of his Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolás Maduro, whom he has called a “dictator”, but has ruled out that he is a drug trafficker. “Maduro is a dictator because he concentrates powers, there is no evidence in Colombia that he is a drug dealer. That's the narrative of the United States,” Petro in X replied to a Colombian journalist who criticized her for not hesitati…
On Tuesday, Colombian President Gustavo Petro took an unexpected turn in his stance towards the Venezuelan regime by publicly calling Nicolás Maduro a ‘dictator’ for the first time in his term. The statement was made in the middle of a discussion on social networks and marks a turning point in the diplomatic relationship between the two countries, which until now had been characterized by prudence and dialogue, even in times of regional tension.
The Colombian president, Gustavo Petro, said Tuesday that the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, is a “dictator,” but said that there is no evidence that he is a drug dealer, leader of the Los Soles Cartel, as the United States maintains. “Maduro is dictator for concentrating powers, but there is no evidence in Colombia that he is narco. That is a narrative of the United States,” Petro said, in his X account.
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