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Colombian President Gustavo Petro Tells CBS News He Hopes Dialogue with Trump Will "Stop a World War"

Summary by CBS News
Colombia's left-wing President Gustavo Petro speaks with CBS News in a network exclusive interview about what a U.S. attack on his country could mean.

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Interview with the president of the South American country who talks about the escalation with the US and the last distension call. In February he will go to the White House

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Colombian president said he also shared information with Trump about drug trafficking in his country; both plan to meet at the White House

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Petro accuses Washington of treating Latin America as an "empire" and warns that the US risks moving from being a global power to being an isolated nation. In the BBC interview, the Colombian leader also harshly criticized the operations of the US agency ICE, which he compared to "Nazi brigades", especially after the massive expansion of actions against immigrants. Colombian president fears a possible invasion of the USTensions between the two p…

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The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, said in an interview with the BBC that there is a ‘real threat’ of U.S. military intervention in the country. The statements come after the attack on Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, and the statements of former U.S. president Donald Trump, who in a telephone conversation last Wednesday suggested that a military operation in Colombia ‘sounds good’ and warned Petro to ‘watch his ass.’ The call betwe…

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When asked how Colombia would defend itself in the event of a US attack, Petro replied that he would prefer dialogue, but added that "Colombia's history shows how it has responded to large armies."

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