European leaders are pulling out of a summit with Latin American and Caribbean states, shortly after US President Donald Trump imposed sanctions and authorised military action against its Colombian host.
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron would no longer attend the gathering next week in Colombia, according to officials briefed on the matter. The cancellations come after Trump accused his Colombian counterpart of being an “illegal drug dealer” and authorised US military strikes on alleged drug trafficking boats in the region.
The EU-Celac summit is scheduled to take place on November 9 and 10 in the city of Santa Marta.