Mexico won’t be taking part in the international pile-on to sanction Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, as President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has said he seeks to keep his country on peaceful terms with all nations.

“We are not going to take any sort of economic retaliation because we want to maintain good relations with all the governments of the world,” Lopez Obrador told reporters on Tuesday. He added that remaining neutral will put Mexico in a position to “talk with the parties in conflict.”

The Mexican leader’s position on the Ukraine crisis marks a novel diplomatic strategy as other nations around the world – including former Warsaw Pact nations such as Bulgaria and Romania – join the US in trying to punish Russia. Choosing neutrality could strain Mexico’s close relationship with Washington, but Lopez Obrador has been critical of US foreign policy.

Even as it tries to avoid alienating its dominant trading partner, the US, Mexico also aims to maintain economic ties with Russia and Moscow’s Latin American allies. Russia’s Lukoil this year bought into an offshore oil project in Mexico, and Lopez Obrador said on Monday that his country will keep its airspace open for Aeroflot’s flights to Mexico City.

Mexican Tourism Minister Miguel Torruco was widely criticized this week for posting a Twitter message offering “warm greetings” to Aeroflot and noting that “tourism is synonymous with peace, friendship and understanding between peoples.” He added that Russian tourist visits to Mexico more than doubled last year to over 75,000.

Lopez Obrador criticized censorship of Russian media outlets, including RT, by governments and social media companies. “I don’t agree with the fact that media from Russia or any country is censored,” he said.

Deffjam:
Lol......no be Mexico again?? If Dem born him papa well ....make e no cooperate.

Flytime:
lol you’re kind of right

If this situation escalates
Us could consider the current Mexican government as an enemy and since it’s just next door they could stage a coupe to place us puppet which of course the world won’t be against because the west never does anything bad or so their media makes it seem

Mexico that their cartels are going toe to toe with their army and controlling vast lands with military graded weapons

Mexico Is like a one state multiple government system with only one of them being recognized and superior ,I’m pretty sure Mexican leaders probably have good relations with one or two cartels to keep things peaceful In some parts of the country

DoggoneDogg:
Nairaland mods no see dis one cuz e no follow 4 dia agenda

Flytime:
lol you’re kind of right

If this situation escalates
Us could consider the current Mexican government as an enemy and since it’s just next door they could stage a coupe to place us puppet which of course the world won’t be against because the west never does anything bad or so their media makes it seem

Mexico that their cartels are going toe to toe with their army and controlling vast lands with military graded weapons

Mexico Is like a one state multiple government system with only one of them being recognized and superior ,I’m pretty sure Mexican leaders probably have good relations with one or two cartels to keep things peaceful In some parts of the country

Flytime:
I feel Nigeria should have also remained neutral
We are not war ready and In no position to pick sides on a war that could lead to a world war

Besides we rely on them not the other war round and unlike the west that has enough money to find alternate sources we don’t so we would be mostly affected

Horus:
White-on-White Crime: When White people attack their own. The White people killed many Africans, Native Americans and Aboriginal Australians. Let them kill each other in plenty. The world is in a bad place because of them