As seen in responses to Russia’s actions in Ukraine, there are rifts within Ibero-America. On Feb. 25, twenty-one members of the Organization of American States (OAS) voted up a resolution condemning the “illegal, unjustified and unprovoked” Russian “invasion” of Ukraine, demanding the immediate withdrawal of Russian troops, and denouncing Russia’s “illegal recognition” of the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics. The resolution states that Russia’s actions are contrary to the principle of peaceful resolution of conflicts “enshrined in international law and the UN Charter.”
Four countries abstained from voting: Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia and Nicaragua. Originally, Uruguay had also abstained, but yesterday President Lacalle Pou changed his mind and decided to support it. Mexico voted for it, as did all the Caribbean nations, Canada and the U.S. as well as the phony Venezuelan “government” of Juan Guaido, which is recognized at the OAS. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government was expelled from the OAS. All other South American nations voted for it. Despite Mexico’s support for the resolution, today President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador stated in his daily press conference that he has no intention of shutting Mexico off from any nation in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, however. Having just sent an Air Force plane to Romania to repatriate Mexican citizens who had arrived there from Ukraine, he emphasized that Mexico is open to receiving people of all nationalities, as “it is a country that protects, that cares for refugees and the persecuted. To those who seek protection from war and confrontation, we will not shut down our country,” he said.
