"Despite not having been a soldier, I know about war and clandestinity," Petro said a few days ago when Trump was issuing warnings to Bogotá. A tension and exchange of public messages The truce was short-lived: on Wednesday night they made peace with an hour-long phone call that eased tensions, according to the Colombian ambassador in Washington. Trump noted that it had been "an honor" to speak with the very president whom he had labeled a drug trafficker just days beforeFor his part, Petro posted a photograph on social media of two animals—an eagle and a cheetah—symbolizing a step toward friendship between the two countries. But Petro had already warned: "I swore not to touch another weapon since the 1989 peace agreement, but for the sake of my country, I will take up the weapons I don't want again."

The US State Department has revoked the visa to the President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, arguing that he has urged US soldiers to "disobey orders and incite violence." Petro, one of the main leaders of the Latin American left, participated in a pro-Palestine demonstration in New York on Friday, coinciding with the celebration of the 80th United Nations General Assembly.

Colombia has been shaken by two attacks targeting a police helicopter in Antioquia and a military airbase in Cali, which have left at least 18 dead and dozens injured and have put one of the main dissidents of the disappeared FARC, the Central General Staff (EMC), identified as responsible. The country's president, Gustavo Petro, described the day as a "day of death" and did not hesitate to describe the events as "terrorist reactions" against his government's offensive. Currently, there are two arrests for the attack in Cali.