Mexico Rejects Ukraine’s Request to Arrest Putin During Upcoming Visit
Guest Post by Miriam Judith
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has rejected a request from Ukraine to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin if he attends the inauguration of the country’s next president in October.
The request, issued through Ukraine’s Mexican embassy on August 7, calls on Mexico to act on an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC), which accuses Putin of war crimes.
Ar a press conference, López Obrador responded to Zelensky’s request order stating, “We can’t do that. It’s not up to us.”
The request came after President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum’s team invited Putin to the October 1 inauguration and sent a “diplomatic notice” to all nations with which Mexico has diplomatic relations.
