politics
La propuesta que le hizo Petro a Trump que involucra al Ejército de Venezuela
El presidente colombiano, Gustavo Petro, propuso este martes a su homólogo estadounidense, Donald Trump, que los ejércitos de Venezuela y de su país enfrenten […]
TL;DR
- President Petro proposed a joint military operation between Colombia and Venezuela against drug traffickers on their border.
- The aim is to defeat those 'kneeling to drug trafficking' and begin a new era.
- Petro also suggested pursuing ELN leaders who are in Venezuela and harm Colombia.
- Colombia reinforced its border with Venezuela after Nicolás Maduro's arrest.
- The border region is a stronghold for the ELN and also sees operations by FARC dissidents and other drug trafficking groups.
- President Petro stated that Venezuela 'deserves the future' following Maduro's arrest.
- Petro mentioned that Trump asked about Maduro's arrest, and Petro responded he was accustomed to war.
- The meeting focused on drug trafficking, with Washington claiming increased cocaine production under Petro's government, while Petro defends his crop substitution policies.