Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa publicly accused his Colombian counterpart Gustavo Petro of orchestrating a guerrilla incursion across Ecuador's northern border, posting the claim on X and warning that his government would defend its territory and people. Petro swiftly denied the allegations and invited Noboa to meet him at the border to jointly work toward peace, dismissing the accusations as lies. The diplomatic flare-up comes just as both countries prepare to impose 100% reciprocal tariffs on each other from 1 May, compounding an already fraught relationship marked by disputes over coca cultivation, irregular armed groups, and Colombia's January suspension of electricity exports to Ecuador — a supply Ecuador had relied on heavily in 2024 to offset power cuts of more than ten hours a day.