The Trump administration’s unprecedented interference – including kidnapping Maduro – risks a historic backlash, Gustavo Petro has said
Latin America could explode in a “rebellion” against the US if it doesn’t rethink its approach to the region, Colombian President Gustavo Petro has warned, citing the raid on Caracas and kidnapping of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.
In an interview with El Pais published on Saturday, Petro lashed out at the US sanctions against him, portraying them as a tool of political extortion, comparing Washington’s approach to colonialism.
The US Treasury blacklisted Petro, his wife, son, and interior minister in October 2025, citing their alleged involvement in the global drug trade. The US levied similar accusations against Maduro before he was kidnapped in a US raid on Caracas in early January. Both Petro and Maduro have vehemently denied the allegations.
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