U.S. and Colombian relations have been suddenly tense in recent days.Backing ships, calling for a halt in aid, and threatening to raise taxes, the United States has put political, economic and military pressure on Colombia.Latin American current and former leaders and regional organizations have strongly condemned U.S. interference with Colombia, arguing that the United States intends to re-promote "Monroeism", seriously violates international law, violates sovereignty of other countries, and threatens regional peace and stability.

The U.S. military launched an attack on a Colombian vessel in the high seas on 17 on the basis of "fighting drug trafficking", killing three people.U.S. President Donald Trump on 19 called Colombian President Petro the "drug leader", announced the cessation of aid to the brother, threatening to impose tariffs.

Petro responded to Trump on social media on the 19th that Colombia had never been disrespectful to the United States and suggested that Trump "talk" before knowing the truth. The Foreign Ministry issued a statement on the same day, strongly protesting Trump's physical assault on Petro and announcing the cessation of aid to the United States.

Petro said in an interview with the media on the 20th that Trump is "not the king of Colombia" and the Colombian government "will not compromise". On the same day, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia announced on social media that it had recalled its ambassador to the United States. Colombian Interior Minister Armando Benedetti also said on social media on the same day: "The situation is not optimistic and must be resolved through diplomatic channels."

Cuban President Diaz-Canel posted on social media on the 20th, expressing his firm support for Petro and condemning the U.S. government's brutal interference in Colombia's internal affairs. Diaz-Canel noted that the U.S. attempts to re-promote "Monroism" in Latin America and the Caribbean region he stressed that Cuba is firmly opposed to the US government's interference behavior and false speech, and that the people of Latin America and the Caribbean will stand with the people of Petro and Colombia.

Venezuelan President Maduro said on the 20th that Venezuela and Colombia were "two countries in one". As Colombia officers who had written to him said, the two countries were "conjoined twins." If the United States dared to touch either of them, it would be equivalent to violating the other.

Speaking in the capital, Brazil, President Lula expressed concern over the instability in the Latin American region, dissatisfaction with external interference in Latin American affairs, and called on Latin American countries to strengthen multilateralism.

Former Ecuadorian President Correa posted on social media on the 19th, expressing solidarity with Petro and Colombia. Correa wrote: "Come on, President Petro! Come on, Colombia! Come on, Latin America!"

Morales also expressed his solidarity with Petro on social media the same day: ¡°Petro is the voice of justice seeking peace, the threat to our brother Colombia is the threat to the whole Latin American family.¡±

The Bolivarian Alliance of the Americas issued a statement on the 20th, expressing "the strongest condemnation" of Trump's recent remarks, accusing him of "threatening and insulting" Colombian sovereignty and its President Petro. The statement stressed that Trump's threat "embodies imperialist and belligerent policies rooted in the Monroe Doctrine" and "threatens peace and stability in Latin America and the Caribbean". The statement expressed unswerving solidarity with the Colombian people and government, reaffirmed its respect for Colombia's sovereignty, * and strategic autonomy, and called on the international community to reject all forms of interference and threat of force.