Mexico president defends Russia participation in military parade

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday (September 18) defended the presence of a Russian military unit in a weekend parade marking Mexico's independence day, following sharp criticism his country had given a platform to forces that invaded Ukraine.
Ukraine's ambassador to Mexico, opposition politicians and critical media blasted the decision to allow a Russian unit to participate on Saturday, but Lopez Obrador said Mexico had allowed any country to join in.
SOUNDBITEs (Spanish)
MEXICO PRESIDENT, ANDRES MANUEL LOPEZ OBARDOR:
“They made a scandal out of a Russian contingent marching. It caught my attention because China also paraded and there wasn’t such a scandal. Everything was (focused on) Russia.”
“We invited all the governments with which Mexico has relationships with. We always do so.”


Lopez Obrador, a leftist, has sought to keep Mexico neutral in the war between Russia and Ukraine, at one point proposing peace talks.
Nonetheless, his government has backed some major U.N. resolutions criticizing Russia's role in the conflict.


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