Colombian President Gustavo Petro said on Thursday that while a suspension of overall U.S. aid would have little consequence for the country, any reduction or change in U.S. military funding could present significant challenges.

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened over the weekend to raise tariffs on Colombia and said Wednesday that all funding to the country had been halted.

Colombia was once among the largest recipients of U.S. aid in the Western Hemisphere but the flow of money was suddenly curtailed this year by the shuttering of USAID, the U.S. government’s humanitarian assistance arm. Military cooperation has continued.

“What happens if they take away aid? In my opinion, nothing,” Petro told journalists, adding that aid funding often moved through U.S. agencies and employed

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