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Colombian President Petro Warns U.S. Is Set To 'Launch An Invasion Based On Lies' As Trump Cuts Off Diplomatic Outreach

Colombian president Gustavo Petro (Credit: Photo by ANDREA ARIZA/AFP via Getty Images)

Colombian President Gustavo Petro claimed that the U.S. will invade Venezuela following a report about President Donald Trump ending all diplomatic outreach to the South American country.

"The negotiation should not have revolved around free oil. It should have revolved around, like Biden said but lacked audacity, around free elections, a political agreement among Venezuelans and the end of the blockage. Now we're headed to an invasion based on lies," Petro said in a social media publication.

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