Colombian President Gustavo Petro ordered his country's state-run oil company ... goods from Colombia, a travel ban on Colombian government officials and other steep financial sanctions.
President Donald Trump posted threats against Colombia on his social media platform on Sunday after two U.S. military repatriation flights were prevented from landing.
with traders on edge despite the U.S. pulling back from initial sanctions threats against Colombia, reducing immediate concern over oil supply disruptions. Brent crude futures fell 36 cents ...
According to the US Treasury, the sanctioned tankers move crude oil valued at hundreds of millions of dollars.
By threatening Colombia, a close U.S. ally, with the type of financial sanctions previously reserved for U.S. adversaries such as Iran and North Korea, Trump this week inflamed global interest in ...