The United States Treasury Department has announced sanctions against Colombian President Gustavo Petro, his wife, and his son, accusing the administration of supporting drug traffickers. According to the statement, cocaine production in Colombia has surged since Petro took office, leading to an influx of the drug into the United States. Treasury officials warned that instead of combating drug networks, the Colombian leadership is allegedly enabling them, prompting Washington to take strong punitive action. In response, President Petro denied the accusations, calling them false and claiming that cocaine production has actually decreased under his government. He emphasized that Colombia has seized record amounts of cocaine during his administration and concluded with a defiant slogan used by leftist movements in Latin America: “We will not take a single step back and will never kneel.”