O Mexico will not impose economic sanctions on Russiasaid the Mexican president, Andrés Manuel Lopez Obradorin a daily press conference this Tuesday (1st).
“We are not going to suffer any kind of economic retaliation because we want to have good relations with all the governments of the world and we want to be able to talk to the parties in conflict,” said López Obrador after being asked about his position on the matter.
“We don’t think it’s up to us and we think it’s best to promote dialogue to achieve peace,” he said.
López Obrador also criticized the “censorship” of Russian state media after social media companies announced they would take steps to limit the reach of the Russian-backed news channel RT.
“I don’t agree with media censorship; I spoke out against when President Trump’s account was cancelled, as I also don’t agree with the media, from Russia or any other country, being censored,” he said.
understand the conflict
After months of military escalation and intemperance on the Ukrainian border, Russia attacked the Eastern European country. At dawn this Thursday (24), Russian forces began to bomb several regions of the country – follow the repercussion live on CNN.
Hours earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized a “special military operation” in the Donbas region (eastern Ukraine, where the breakaway regions of Luhansk and Donetsk are located, which he recognized as independent).
What was seen in the following hours, however, was an attack on almost the entire Ukrainian territory, with explosions in several cities, including the capital Kiev.
According to Ukrainian officials, dozens of deaths have been confirmed in the armies of both countries.
In his speech before the attack, Putin justified the action by saying that Russia could not “tolerate threats from Ukraine”. Putin urged Ukrainian soldiers to “put down your weapons and go home”. The Russian leader further stated that he will not accept any kind of foreign interference.
This attack on the former Soviet neighbor threatens to destabilize Europe and involve the United States.
Russia has been tightening its military grip around Ukraine for the past year, amassing tens of thousands of troops, equipment and artillery at the country’s gates.
In recent weeks, diplomatic efforts to defuse tensions have been unsuccessful.
The escalation in the years-long conflict between Russia and Ukraine has set off the continent’s biggest security crisis since the Cold War, raising the specter of a dangerous confrontation between Western powers and Moscow.
(From Sarah Marsh and Madeline Chambers of Reuters and Eliza Mackintosh of CNN)
Source: CNN Brasil
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