On Monday, Colombia recalled its ambassador from Washington after US President Donald Trump threatened to raise tariffs and stop payments, deepening a dispute over US military strikes on ships accused of carrying drugs .

Trump also called Colombia’s leftist President Gustavo Petro an “ illegal drug leader ” on Sunday, which Petro’s government described as offensive, marking a new low in relations between Bogota and Washington.

“Daniel Garcia-Pena, Ambassador of Colombia in the United States of America, has been recalled for consultations by President Gustavo Petro and is now in Bogota,” Colombia’s foreign ministry said. “In the coming hours the national government will inform of the decisions taken.”

Colombia’s Objection To US Strikes

Petro has objected to the US military’s strikes

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