US EditionColombia's Petro warns of Latin American 'rebellion' if US doesn't rethink policy
Petro said sanctions and military pressure are pushing some leaders toward open defiance of Washington.
- U.S. pressure on dissenting Latin American leaders could lead to a "rebellion" against Washington's influence, Colombian President Gustavo Petro warned.
- Petro said the U.S. bombing of Caracas instilled fear in many leaders, and sanctions were being used to extort "those of us who espouse dissenting politics".
- However, Petro said his personal relationship with Trump was good, having met as equals rather than "to get on his knees to beg".
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MADRID >> U.S. pressure on dissenting Latin American leaders could lead to a “rebellion” against Washington’s influence, Colombian President Gustavo Petro warned in an interview with Spanish newspaper El Pais published on Saturday.
Colombia's Petro warns of Latin American 'rebellion' if US doesn't rethink policy
U.S. pressure on dissenting Latin American leaders could lead to a "rebellion" against Washington's influence, Colombian President Gustavo Petro warned in an interview with Spanish newspaper El Pais published on Saturday.
Gustavo Petro is running out of time. On August 7th he will cease to be president of Colombia. In four years, many of his promises have remained on the road. Sometimes because of his mistakes, others because of the resistance and fears of a country in which he had not ruled the left in decades. Now, the wear and tear of power has fallen to the fore on him. Sometimes he is irritated and in a bad mood, but this morning a smiling Petro in impeccabl…
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