The Mexican president on Thursday rejected a request from Ukraine’s government to arrest Vladimir Putin if the Russian leader defies an international arrest warrant and attends the inauguration of Mexico’s next president in October. “We can’t do that,” President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador told reporters at a regular government press conference. “It’s not up to us.” Ukraine asked Mexico to arrest Putin if he attends the Oct. 1 swearing-in ceremony of President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum. The request, in a statement from Ukraine’s Mexican embassy dated Aug. 7, pointed to an arrest warrant issued by the U.N.'s International Criminal Court (ICC).

  • Lemminary@lemmy.world
    246·
    4 months ago

    Told ya’ll, zero chance we’d do it. Doesn’t matter what international agreement we signed, it’s not worth the risk. Sorry for signing that and not following through but asking us to arrest a head of state of a major superpower is too much.

      • Lemminary@lemmy.world
        74·
        4 months ago

        We try to stay neutral with all countries and AMLO has taken it to heart. We know he’s not coming but the government is still doing it to be polite, avoid confrontation, and secure future relations, afaik. It’s putting ourselves first. But honestly, he shouldn’t have been invited in the first place. Fuck Putin. I hope Sheinbaum takes a more decisive stance and does the right thing but who knows.

      • Lemminary@lemmy.world
        2·
        4 months ago

        That’s what I thought! And yet there were surprises to be had in some other comments section arguing that because Mexico signed an extradition agreement, we’d be forced to follow through somehow.

    • RestrictedAccount@lemmy.world
      21·
      4 months ago

      Probably something to do with Leon Trotsky

      In Mexico City:

      On 20 August 1940, Trotsky was attacked in his study by Spanish-born NKVD agent Ramón Mercader, who used an ice axe as a weapon. The operation was known within the NKVD as “Operation Utka” (Operation Duck).

    • SeaJ@lemm.ee
      25·
      4 months ago

      They are signatories of the ICC. The ICC has issued an arrest warrant for Putin so any signatory nations are supposed to attempt to apprehend him.

      • Transporter Room 3@startrek.website
        5·
        4 months ago

        Like… I understand the reasoning they won’t… But like…

        Don’t be surprised if your friends stop inviting you to parties when you go back on your word, and invite fascist dictators to your own parties…