Trump threatens Colombia. President Petro declares his readiness to “take up arms”

Colombian President Gustavo Petro, a former guerrilla, said on Monday that he would “take up arms again” in response to US President Donald Trump's threats to do the same to Colombia as he did to Venezuela.

“I swore I would never take up arms again after the 1989 peace agreement, but for the good of the homeland I will take up arms again“- wrote on X Petro, who was associated with left-wing guerrillas in the past. In 1989, an agreement was signed to establish a conciliation commission to resolve disputes between Colombia and Venezuela.

Trump said on Sunday aboard Air Force One that an operation in Colombia similar to the one in Venezuela seemed to him a “good idea” and accused the Colombian president of smuggling drugs into the United States, warning that he “will be doing it very soon.”

On Saturday, American forces launched an attack on Caracas and other cities in Venezuela and captured the country's leader, Nicolas Maduro, and his wife. The pair were taken to the US, where they are scheduled to appear in court in New York on Monday on drug and terrorism-related charges. (PAP)

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