Colombian Foreign Minister Luis Gilberto Murillo has reported that over 300 nationals have been killed while fighting as mercenaries on Ukraine’s side in the war against Russia, now in its 1,000th day.
Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of the Wagner Group, dies in a private jet crash over Russia, sparking speculation of a potential power rift within the Kremlin and Russia’s invasion of Ukarine.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro will send a diplomatic note of protest to Russia after three high-profile Colombians were among the injured in the missile attack in Kramatorsk, Ukraine.
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine completes its first month, President Iván Duque announced that Colombia will offer the war-striken nation humanitarian aid.
President Duque became the first Latin American leader to visit the White House under the Biden administration. Both leaders discussed regional security, migration and the invasion of Ukraine.
The Ukrainian expat community in Colombia wants the national government to impose measures against Russia as the invasion of their country completes its first week.
The Ukrainian community in Bogotá held a peacefully antiwar rally outside in the Russian Embassy, and one of many planned after Russia invaded the country.
The majority of Colombia’s former Presidents and 2022 presidential hopefuls have denounced Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and full-scale invasion on Thursday.