The statement by Colombian President Gustavo Petro comes after Washington kidnapped Venezuela’s leader and threatened Cuba

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has cautioned the US administration against trying to build “an empire” in Latin America, urging Washington to pursue dialogue rather than military intervention.

Petro’s remarks came after the US intervened in Venezuela in January, when US forces seized President Nicolas Maduro in a raid in Caracas, and amid repeated warnings from Washington about possible “regime change” in Cuba.

Latin America is not a “land to be conquered,” the Colombian president said in an interview with Politico…

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