Mexican president slams US military aid for Ukraine as ‘irrational, damaging’
Mexico's president has denounced the United States' multibillion-dollar military aid for Ukraine as irrational, saying Washington must allocate those resources to help ease the migrant crisis facing Latin American countries.
"...how much have they destined for the Ukraine war? 30 to 50 billion dollars for the war. Which is the most irrational thing you can have. And damaging," Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said during his daily press conference on Monday.
He then pointed to a recent measure by US Congress, which decided to freeze further aid for Ukraine’s war against Russia after passing a stopgap funding bill to temporarily avert a US government shutdown.
"I was just looking at how now they're not authorizing aid for the war in Ukraine.... So, they do have to modify their strategy and learn respect," he added.
The Mexican head of state has, on several occasions, called on Washington to devote more funds to help economic development in Central America and the Caribbean, and also assist those countries in their efforts to curb the flow of migrants towards the United States.
Since the beginning of the Ukraine conflict last November, Lopez Obrador has sought to keep Mexico neutral, while supporting peace talks to end the conflict and criticizing Western military aid for Kiev.
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