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Mexico president slams US spending on Ukraine as ‘irrational’
Andreas Manuel Lopez Obrador urges Washington to devote more resources to helping Latin America.
Mexico’s president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador criticised the US Congress for not freeing up money for the region. (AP pic)
MEXICO CITY: Mexican president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday panned US military spending on Ukraine as “irrational,” stepping up criticism of the war effort as he urged Washington to devote more resources to helping Latin American countries.
Lopez Obrador has long called on the US to devote more funds to helping economic development in Central America and the Caribbean in order to ease migratory pressures.
During his regular daily press conference, Lopez Obrador criticised the US Congress for not freeing up money for the region, before making reference to wrangling last week on a stopgap funding bill that stripped out further aid for Ukraine.
“I was just looking at how now they’re not authorising aid for the war in Ukraine,” he said. “But how much have they destined for the Ukraine war? US$30-50 billion for the war. Which is the most irrational thing you can have. And damaging.”
The leftist Lopez Obrador has sought to keep Mexico neutral in the war, and criticised western military aid for Kyiv. He has also proposed peace talks to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Two weeks ago the president defended the presence of a Russian military unit in a weekend parade marking Mexico’s independence day, following sharp criticism that his country had given a platform to forces that invaded Ukraine.
Nonetheless, his government has backed some major UN resolutions criticising Russia’s role in the conflict.
MEXICO CITY: Mexican president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday panned US military spending on Ukraine as “irrational,” stepping up criticism of the war effort as he urged Washington to devote more resources to helping Latin American countries.
Lopez Obrador has long called on the US to devote more funds to helping economic development in Central America and the Caribbean in order to ease migratory pressures.
kt comments: Why would US spend money to help South American countries when there's no perceptive interests to/for the Wankees? Wankees devote aid to Ukraine to e;f;f; up Germany and Russia (and e;f;f; stooge Ukraine) for her own interests.
During his regular daily press conference, Lopez Obrador criticised the US Congress for not freeing up money for the region, before making reference to wrangling last week on a stopgap funding bill that stripped out further aid for Ukraine.
“I was just looking at how now they’re not authorising aid for the war in Ukraine,” he said. “But how much have they destined for the Ukraine war? US$30-50 billion for the war. Which is the most irrational thing you can have. And damaging.”
The leftist Lopez Obrador has sought to keep Mexico neutral in the war, and criticised western military aid for Kyiv. He has also proposed peace talks to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Two weeks ago the president defended the presence of a Russian military unit in a weekend parade marking Mexico’s independence day, following sharp criticism that his country had given a platform to forces that invaded Ukraine.
Nonetheless, his government has backed some major UN resolutions criticising Russia’s role in the conflict.
Lessons from three World Wars -WWI , WWII, Cold War - ignoring security threats in Europe, pretending US has no vital National Security interest in Europe leads to real blood down the line.
ReplyDeleteMfer, how about this version - lessons from three World Wars -WWI , WWII, Cold War - non interventions of the Yank outsider in Europe, eventually create a true coagulation of Europe brotherhood!
DeleteInitial pains but lasting peace.
Yet NOW, intermittent calms with various incoherent self-interest to disunite Europe as a cohesive & shared future.
In huge parts of Mexico, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is President in name only.
ReplyDeleteThe Real rulers are the Drug Cartels.
He should pay more attention to solving Mexico own problems instead of Kepochi criticising US policies.
Mfer, care to tell WHO funds & supports these Mexico drug cartels for its geopolitical self interests?
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