Colombian media reported that Colombian President Petro criticized US military actions in the Caribbean on the 11th, believed that America's real motive was to compete for oil resources, and warned that the situation in the region might escalate. On the same day, Petro delivered a speech while attending the 2nd Western Caribbean People's Summit in the Colombian city of San Andres. He pointed out that the seizure of oil tankers by the United States in the Caribbean was an act of piracy with the intention of competing for control of oil.

Colombian media reported that Colombian President Petro criticized US military actions in the Caribbean on the 11th, believed that America's real motive was to compete for oil resources, and warned that the situation in the region might escalate. On the same day, Petro delivered a speech while attending the 2nd Western Caribbean People's Summit in the Colombian city of San Andres. He pointed out that the seizure of oil tankers by the United States in the Caribbean was an act of piracy with the intention of competing for control of oil.