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Colombian President Petro: They have to return him (Maduro) and have a Venezuelan court judge him, not a U.S. court. Why? Because Latin American civilization is different from Anglo-Saxon European civilization

US attacks another 'narco-boat' in the Eastern Pacific: two drug traffickers were killed and one survived the bombing

Trump reiterates that he'll soon expand his airstrike campaign on cartel targets in the Caribbean and Pacific to "land targets" "We know exactly where they're coming from"

Tropas de la Brigada15, de @Ejercito_Div7, ubicaron y destruyeron dos laboratorios empleados para el procesamiento de pasta base de coca perteneciente al grupo armado organizado Clan del Golfo en el municipio de Belén de Bajirá, Chocó. En el lugar fueron incautados 80 kilos de hoja de coca procesada e insumos de fabricación . Con esto se afectan las economías ilícitas de este grupo en más de 37 millones de pesos

Colombian President Gustavo Petro tells @lilialuciano that Venezuelan society would “implode” if the United States were to "run Venezuela for years," responding directly to comments made by President Trump

Kolumbian ulkoministeri sanoi tiistaina, että maan armeijan on puolustettava maan aluetta ja suvereniteettia Yhdysvaltojen hypoteettisen hyökkäyksen sattuessa.

Colombia's Interior Minister Armando Benedetti and acting Justice Minister Andrés Idárraga says Colombia is willing to coordinate with the United States in the fight against criminal groups and drug trafficking cartels - La FM

Ulkoministeriö: Tämä on meidän pallonpuoliskomme, eikä presidentti Trump salli turvallisuutemme uhattuna olevan

Colombia's UN Rep says country condemns U.S. actions in Venezuela

Kolumbian presidentti Gustavo Petro väittää tarttuvansa aseisiin uudelleen Trumpin uhkausten edessä.

YK:n turvallisuusneuvosto kokoontuu Kolumbian pyynnöstä – Kiinan ja Venäjän tukemana – tänään klo 10 ET. YK:n pääsihteeri Guterres on varoittanut, että Yhdysvaltojen toimet voisivat luoda "vaarallisen ennakkotapauksen". Kiina syytti Yhdysvaltoja "maailman tuomarina" toimimisesta Maduron valtaamisen vuoksi, ja Pekingin on määrä ottaa yhteen Washingtonin kanssa YK:ssa.

Yhdysvaltain presidentti Donald Trump on tiukentanut kritiikkiään Kolumbiaa ja sen presidenttiä Gustavo Petroa kohtaan Yhdysvaltojen Venezuelan-iskun jälkeen ja kuvailee maata "erittäin sairaaksi" ja "sairaan miehen johtamaksi".

Trump Kolumbian presidentistä: Hänellä on tehtaita, joissa hän valmistaa kokaiinia. Hänen on pidettävä huolta itsestään.

Petro sanoo, ettei ole "huolissaan" siitä, mitä Maduro saattaa sanoa hänestä Yhdysvalloissa.

Kolumbia valmistelee taloudellista ja sosiaalista hätätilaa Yhdysvaltojen Venezuelaan tekemän hyökkäyksen vuoksi.

Kolumbian presidentti Gustavo Petro ilmoitti, että hänen maansa sijoittaa turvallisuusjoukkoja ja avustustyöntekijöitä Venezuelan rajalle "massapakolaistulvan varalta". "Kolumbian suurlähetystö Venezuelassa vastaa aktiivisesti Venezuelassa olevien kolumbialaisten avunpyyntöihin", hän kirjoitti Twitter-tilillään.

Yhdysvaltain Bogotán-suurlähetystö suositteli Venezuelassa oleville kansalaisilleen turvapaikan hakemista.

Colombia's President Gustavo Petro claims the Trump administration bombed a factory in Maracaibo, Venezuela

On Dec. 22, at the direction of @SecWar Pete Hegseth, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a low-profile vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations in international waters. Intelligence confirmed the low-profile vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations. One male narco-terrorist was confirmed killed during this action. No U.S. military forces were harmed.

The ELN guerrilla group announces a unilateral ceasefire during the Christmas holidays in Colombia

Southcom: On Dec. 18, at the direction of @SecWar Pete Hegseth, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted lethal kinetic strikes on two vessels operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations in international waters. Intelligence confirmed that the vessels were transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and were engaged in narco-trafficking operations. A total of five male narco-terrorists were killed during these actions - three in the first vessel and two in the second vessel. No U.S. military forces were harmed. #OpSouthernSpear

Southcom: Joulukuun 17. päivänä @SecWar Pete Hegsethin johdolla Joint Task Force Southern Spear suoritti tappavan kineettisen iskun nimetyn terroristijärjestön operoimaa alusta vastaan kansainvälisillä vesillä. Tiedustelutiedot vahvistivat, että alus kulki tunnettua huumekaupan reittiä pitkin itäisellä Tyynellämerellä ja oli mukana huumekauppaoperaatioissa. Yhteensä neljä miespuolista huumeterroristia kuoli, eikä Yhdysvaltain armeijalle aiheutunut vahinkoa.

Venezuelan President Maduro is calling for a "perfect union" with the Colombian military in defense of his country's sovereignty, a move that comes amid the US deployment in Caribbean waters under the pretext of combating drug trafficking. Maduro denounces a "warmongering and colonialist agenda" by the country governed by Donald Trump, who ordered a total blockade of Venezuelan oil tankers. Despite this, the Chavista leader stated that "trade back and forth" of Venezuelan oil will continue.

Colombia says ELN rebels killed 2 police officers as group protests US military buildup

Gustavo Petro reiterates criticism of Kast and calls him a "Nazi", despite protest note sent by the Government

South Command: On Dec. 15, at the direction of @SecWar Pete Hegseth, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted lethal kinetic strikes on three vessels operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations in international waters. Intelligence confirmed that the vessels were transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and were engaged in narco-trafficking. A total of eight male narco-militants were killed during these actions—three in the first vessel, two in the second and three in the third

The government of @GabrielBoric sent a protest note to @petrogustavo rejecting his insults against the president-elect of Chile, @joseantoniokast

The Colombian National Liberation Army (ELN), which controls cocaine-producing regions, announced a three-day curfew in these areas in response to Trump's threats.

The ELN announced an armed strike across Colombia to protest what they called the "neocolonial plan" of US President Donald Trump. In response to this announcement, Defense Minister Pedro Sánchez issued a statement.

US President Donald Trump has again warned that ground attacks "are going to start very soon" and will not be limited to Venezuela, in the context of the military deployment in international waters of the Caribbean near that country. He mentioned Colombia and said he is "not happy" with the production and shipment of drugs to the United States. He claims there are "at least three cocaine labs" in the country. "Does anyone want to go fishing in that area" he joked, insisting on the success and legitimacy of the operation with which, according to him, "they have been eliminating 96% of drug shipments by sea."