Mexico's President-elect explained her decision, citing her focus on domestic responsibilities: "Our responsibility is here." Meanwhile, Mexico invited the Russian president to the upcoming presidential inauguration despite his ICC arrest warrant.
Mexico's President López Obrador rejects Ukraine's appeal to arrest Russian President Putin if he attends Mexico's presidential inauguration in October.
Ukrainian Embassy in Mexico has urged the Mexican government to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin if he attends the inauguration of Mexico's new president, Claudia Sheinbaum, on 1 October, due to Putin's war crimes against Ukraine.
After the phone conversation with the Secretary of Mexican Foreign Affairs, the Head of the Office of Ukraine's President, Andriy Yermak, said, "These steps open a new page in bilateral relations between the countries." Earlier, Mexico claimed it would not impose sanctions against Russia.