US EditionPetro Says 'It's the U.S. Government That Should Be Decertified' After Trump Drops Colombia as Anti-Drug Ally
- Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced that Colombia's Armed Forces will not depend on U.S. weaponry after the Trump administration decided to decertify Colombia in the fight against drugs.
- The Trump administration decertified Colombia, alleging failures in fulfilling international drug agreements, yet confirmed that U.S. aid would continue, emphasizing its importance to national interests.
- Colombia's Police Director General criticized the U.S. decision and highlighted record cocaine seizures in 2024, achieving nearly 900 tons, the highest in history.
- Petro asserted that the U.S. should be decertified for its lack of action on drug consumption, questioning their efforts compared to Colombia's results.
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The U.S. government announced on Monday, September 15, that five countries were decertified as allies in the fight against drugs. Among these countries are Colombia and Venezuela, who were accused by the U.S. authorities of having failed in their obligations to fight drug trafficking.
By Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Español Colombian President Gustavo Petro criticized the United States' decision on Monday to decertify Colombia in the fight against drugs and affirmed that with this decision, his country's military forces will no longer depend on Washington's weapons. "They decertify us after we are the ones who seize the most cocaine in history, the ones who have dismantled thousands of laboratories. And that is political," Petro stat…
Petro Says 'It's the U.S. Government That Should Be Decertified' After Trump Drops Colombia as Anti-Drug Ally
Petro also said Colombia's armed forces should no longer rely on U.S. weaponry: "the army will do better if it buys its weapons or makes them with our own resources"
Colombia Halts U.S. Arms Purchases After Decertification in Drug War Dispute
Colombia stopped buying U.S. military equipment after the U.S. government officially “decertified” the country for failing to meet anti-drug targets. President Gustavo Petro confirmed the move, saying Colombia would no longer depend on U.S. weapons and would instead try to build or buy arms from other sources. The U.S. decertification, which was publicly announced on […]
The president was emphatic in announcing that the decertification ends Colombia's dependence on the United States.
The Government of the United States has not yet made a statement on this decision, which the Colombian President has already classified as a policy, and which will involve the withdrawal of hundreds of millions of euros annually.
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