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Mexico's President López Obrador Declines To Impose Economic Sanctions On Russia
Reuters via NBC News ^ | 03/01/22

Posted on 03/01/2022 4:57:47 PM PST by Enlightened1

The latest action from the Mexican president stands in contrast to the international sanctions imposed on Russia for President Vladimir Putin’s actions.

Mexico will not impose any economic sanctions on Russia for invading Ukraine, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said on Tuesday.

He also criticized what he called censorship of Russian state-sponsored media by social media companies.

“We are not going to take any sort of economic reprisal because we want to have good relations with all the governments in the world,” López Obrador told a news conference.

López Obrador’s position stands in contrast to the international sanctions imposed on Russia for President Vladimir Putin’s actions.

Russia has built strong links to various governments in Latin America, especially authoritarian administrations in Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua, but its ties with Mexico are seen to be limited due to the strong U.S.-Mexico relations.

The Mexican and U.S. economies are deeply intertwined. But leftist leader López Obrador has at times had testy relations with the United States and has criticized U.S. foreign policy.

López Obrador’s comments came in response to a question about the interest in Mexico of Russia’s second-largest oil producer Lukoil and Russian airline Aeroflot.

Lukoil said on Friday it has completed its acquisition of a 50 percent operator interest in an offshore oil project in Mexico, part of its drive to expand its global reach. 

The Mexican president also criticized what he characterized as the censorship of Russian state media.

“I don’t agree with the fact that media from Russia or any country is censored,” López Obrador said.

Alphabet Inc’s Google barred Russia’s state-owned media outlet RT and other channels from receiving money for ads on their websites, apps and YouTube videos, similar to a move by Facebook after the invasion of Ukraine.

(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnews.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Mexico; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: bric; invasion; mexico; putin; russia; sanctions; ukraine; vivamexico
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1 posted on 03/01/2022 4:57:47 PM PST by Enlightened1
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… we want to have good relations with all the governments in the world Well, that makes sense…piss off all of the wealthy countries to have good relations with a thug nation.
2 posted on 03/01/2022 5:00:37 PM PST by rivercat
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Mexico impresses me.

No covid lockdowns and this.


3 posted on 03/01/2022 5:02:17 PM PST by 2banana (Common ground with islamic terrorists-they want to die for allah and we want to arrange the meeting)
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If Mexico wanted to impress me they’d stop allowing trash through their craphole into my beloved country by the tens of thousands.


4 posted on 03/01/2022 5:09:17 PM PST by skeeter
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To: Enlightened1
“We are not going to take any sort of economic reprisal because we want to have good relations with all the governments in the world,” López Obrador told a news conference.

Smart. FWIW, the time to do something about Ukraine was before the war. Now they have to fight the Russians. We have to be careful not to antagonize Russia, I'm not trying to get nuked here.

5 posted on 03/01/2022 5:13:31 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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If Mexico wanted to impress me they’d stop allowing trash through their craphole into my beloved country by the tens of thousands.

That! Including their cartel trash.

6 posted on 03/01/2022 5:13:42 PM PST by windsorknot
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To: Enlightened1

My respect for Mexico as an American just went up two notches. F**k the NWO!


7 posted on 03/01/2022 5:15:12 PM PST by wildcard_redneck (Welcome to leftist Planet Lab Cage where are YOU are the rat)
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To: Enlightened1

Beholden to China, of course. With the Russia- China Pertnership, Central America wi,ll be very accommodating to both countries. (2/20/22 Argentina joins Chinas Belt and Road, Brazil doubles Fertilizer Contract with Russia).


8 posted on 03/01/2022 5:18:22 PM PST by griswold3 (When chaos serves the State, the State will encourage chaos)
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To: wildcard_redneck

FYI, the NWO is now China-Russia Partnership. Klaus Schwab’s WEF does not figure into their plans.


9 posted on 03/01/2022 5:20:35 PM PST by griswold3 (When chaos serves the State, the State will encourage chaos)
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To: Enlightened1

The US needs to invade the northern Mexican States and take out the cartels.


10 posted on 03/01/2022 5:21:16 PM PST by Paladin2
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Mexico never was a friend of the US..


11 posted on 03/01/2022 5:22:15 PM PST by unread (Everything you ever thought was right, fair and just is completely wrong..... I think..(?))
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To: Enlightened1

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador Pinche Puto Pindejo Baboso, the 3rd.


12 posted on 03/01/2022 5:24:54 PM PST by MercyFlush (DANGER: You are being conditioned to view your freedom as selfish)
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To: MinorityRepublican

“I’m not trying to get nuked here.”

Just remember that the worst part of getting nuked is surviving it.


13 posted on 03/01/2022 5:26:04 PM PST by MercyFlush (DANGER: You are being conditioned to view your freedom as selfish)
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To: Enlightened1

So far only hard core allies of the US have joined the sanctions, no one ekse.

The msm would like you to think that Biden has united the world against Russia when it is not even anywhere near that.


14 posted on 03/01/2022 5:27:22 PM PST by GregH
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Its interesting to see who is committed to friendliness or neutrality to the Putin government. AMLO, a leftist populist (and he really is, in economic policy), is sounding a lot like Bolsonaro, a rightist populist.

Its not really a matter of left or right.


15 posted on 03/01/2022 5:34:43 PM PST by buwaya
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To: griswold3

China-Russia have turned on the NWO. This is why Soros is mad at China now. There is a recent video of him calling China extremely dangerous.

China used the NWO to get power. Now that they have all the industry they are going to do what they want. For example, China ended their one child left behind policy.

Both China and Russia do not like pro homosexuals, trans this and that new world order. They do not agree on depopulation and are against the climate change stuff.

Bottom line is this. China and Russia do what’s best for China and Russia.


16 posted on 03/01/2022 5:40:22 PM PST by Enlightened1
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To: Enlightened1

For the same reasons, in reverse, that Putin invaded Ukraine, the U.S. should invade Mexico..

We could use about 10-divisions of MIVs as the cannon fodder...


17 posted on 03/01/2022 5:49:04 PM PST by SuperLuminal (Where is another Sam Adams now that we desperately need him?)
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To: Enlightened1
There is not much point for Obrador to delcare sanctions on Russia, when how much control the Mexican government actually has over the country is a open question.
"Mexican government admits 80% of its populated territory is run by cartels, including key border" (June 3, 2019).
18 posted on 03/01/2022 6:06:52 PM PST by Widget Jr
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He could at least a million or so migrants there. Rather than here.


19 posted on 03/01/2022 6:11:57 PM PST by SaxxonWoods (The only way to secure your own future is to create it yourself.)
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To: Enlightened1

Hopefully Russia won’t send any telegrams to Mexico.


20 posted on 03/01/2022 6:12:41 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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