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Colombian president Gustavo Petro has changed the country’s foreign policy. In May, Colombia broke diplomatic relations with Israel, a longtime ally. In June, President Petro canceled plans to attend a conference in Ukraine and meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky, complaining that the conference’s outcome was predetermined and calling for talks to end the war, not continue it. The Petro administration has also sought to reframe relations with the United States and, in October, announced plans to join China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Most critically, President Petro quickly moved to reestablish relations with the Maduro regime in Venezuela and has sought to play a key role in the Venezuelan crisis. In the aftermath of the July 28 election, the Colombian government continues to mediate in the crisis and has called for an end to U.S. sanctions.