Ukraine Asks Mexico To Arrest Russia's Putin If He Attends Inauguration
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Ukraine's embassy in Mexico has asked the government to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin if he attends the October 1 inauguration of President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum.
  • Firestorm DruidEnglish
    10•1 month ago

    What are the odds they’ll do that? Or that Putin just won’t show up then? Could he do that?

    • Lemminary
      18•1 month ago

      What are the odds they’ll do that?

      Zero. We’re staunchly and traditionally neutral on foreign conflicts, for better or for worse. :/

      • xorEnglish
        33•1 month ago

        I disagree - Mexico is a Rome statute signatory, meaning that (theoretically) they’re legally obligated to arrest Putin on arrival as the ICC has issued a warrant for him

        Afaik their diplomatic neutrality wouldn’t override their legal obligations

        • @[email protected]
          29•1 month ago

          It’s Mexico. $500 would override their legal obligations.

          (Please don’t crucify me, I spent a lot of time there and absolutely love Mexico, it’s culture and it’s people ❤️… But damn if I didn’t spend a lot of money on bribes)

          • @[email protected]English
            12•1 month ago

            Then offer more. A quick end to the war to save $100 billion or so is worth a lot of money. Offer enough and maybe even the cartels decides they’d like to help uphold the law

          • @Unforeseen
            3•1 month ago

            What always gets me is how do you know how much to bribe people for? Did you have to ask around? Do they actually tell you?

            I just picture me slipping a border guard a fiver and being so insulted he arrests me lol

        • Lemminary
          14•1 month ago

          I don’t think this matters since we’re only extending the invitation to be polite knowing he won’t show up anyway.

          • @whyNotSquirrelEnglish
            9•1 month ago

            I doubt he’ll go out of his bunker anyway