Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Saturday he ordered the deployment of military forces to the Venezuelan border, following U.S. strikes that, according to Donald Trump, ended with the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

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Mr. Petro described Washington's actions as an "assault on the sovereignty" of Latin America and said they would result in a humanitarian crisis

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While proposing that the situation could be resolved through "dialogue," the leftist President said on X that he had also ordered the "deployment of the security forces" to the Venezuelan border.