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Colombia’s Petro inks $4.3bn deal for 17 fighter jets amid regional tension

President Gustavo Petro says purchase of warplanes is a 'deterrent weapon to achieve peace' amid 'messy' geopolitics.
Latin Times on MSN

Colombia's Petro Calls Re-Do Of Venezuela's Presidential Election Amid U.S. Pressure: 'It Would Be Wise for Maduro and Machado'

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has called for Venezuela to hold a new presidential election with "real guarantees for all ...

Colombia President Petro floats union with Venezuela amid U.S. military buildup

Colombia’s Gustavo Petro floated rebuilding Gran Colombia to unite Colombia, Venezuela and others, citing a US military ...
Independent Journal Review

‘Don’t Awaken The Jaguar’: Colombia’s Petro Issues Grandiose Threat To Trump Over Cartel Crackdown

The leader of the top cocaine-exporting nation in Latin America issued threatening statements directed at President Trump on ...
Latin Times

Colombian President Petro Calls For South American Countries To Become One Larger Nation Amid Escalating Tensions With U.S.

On Nov. 9, Colombian President Gustavo Petro floated the idea of uniting several South American nations to revive Gran ...

To influence Trump on Colombia, Sen. Bernie Moreno brought a fake image of the country's president

The president of Colombia recalled his ambassador from the U.S. when the image was spotted in a White House photo, ...
MercoPress

Sweden to supply Gripen jets to Colombia; Petro orders bombing of narco-terrorist camp

Colombia signed a US$ 4.3 billion deal to buy Swedish Gripen fighter jets at a time when the country, once a staunch ally of ...

Petro Chooses Sweden's Gripen Fighter Jets Over Rafale & F-16; 'Deterrent Weapon To Achieve Peace'

Colombian President Gustavo Petro finalizes a $4.3 billion deal to acquire 17 state-of-the-art Gripen fighter jets from ...