The United States administration on Friday, October 24, imposed sanctions on Colombian President Gustavo Petro, his family and a member of his government over allegations of their involvement in drug trade, further rupturing of relations between the two countries and triggering a sharp response from Colombia President.

The US imposed sanctions on Gustavo Petro and his family, accusing him of refusing to stop the flow of cocaine to the US.

Colombia President Gustavo Petro, in his defiant response to the sanctions, said, “Fighting drug trafficking for decades and effectively has brought me this measure from the government of the society we helped so much to curb their cocaine consumption.”

He also said that sanctions were “not a step back.”

“A complete paradox, but not a step back and ne

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