Exclusive: Colombian president says oil, not drugs, ‘at the heart of’ US pressure on Venezuela

In a rare and wide-ranging exclusive interview with CNN’s Isa Soares, Colombian President Gustavo Petro discussed rising tensions along the coast of its neighbor Venezuela as the United States ...

Trump: US will ‘very soon’ take action on land against alleged Venezuela drug traffickers

President Trump on Thursday suggested the United States will “very soon” take action against alleged Venezuelan drug ...

Colombian president claims Trump’s Venezuela fight is ‘about oil’ instead of drugs

Colombian President Gustavo Petro claimed this week that the U.S. military intervention in Venezuela is primarily a quest for oil, not a war on drugs. Petro said that oil is “at the heart of the ...
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Petro accuses U.S. of plotting military buildup to control Venezuela’s oil — tensions with Trump explode

Colombian President Gustavo Petro accused the United States of ramping up military activity in the Caribbean and Pacific not ...