Oksana Dramaretskathe Ukrainian ambassador to Mexicoquestioned the neutrality policy of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) after the participation of a russian regiment in it civil-military parade which took place this Saturday on the occasion of the 213th Anniversary of the Independence of Mexico.
The Ukrainian diplomat demanded through her X account that a delegation from the Russian army be present during the parade and accused that the soldiers of that country have the “boots and hands stained with blood” due to the war that the government of Vladimir Putin on Ukrainian territory for a year and a half.
“The Civic Military Parade in CDMX, stained by the participation of a Russian regiment: their boots and hands of war criminals are stained with blood. How coherent, Mr. López Obrador, is your policy of neutrality and your condemnation of the aggression against my country?”Dramaretska reproached on the social network.
Why did Russia march in the Mexican Military Parade?
This 16 of Septemberthe traditional military parade in the Zócalo of CDMX as part of the celebrations for the Independence of Mexico. This year, several foreign delegations were invited to march, including the historical Russian Preobrazhensky regimentone of the oldest in the country, according to the Russian Embassy in Mexico.
“The Preobrazhenskiy Regiment is one of the most famous formations of the Russian army. It was created in 1691 under the reign of Peter the Great. It is an honor to participate in such an important event for the Mexican people. Long live the friendship between Mexico and Russia! “Long live Mexico!” wrote the Embassy on its networks.
This group would have had an important role in different historical conflicts such as the Northern War (1700-1721), the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815) and the Turkish-Russian War (1877-1878). The regiment was eliminated in 1917 after the victory of the Russian Revolutionbut in 2013 it was reestablished and is currently made up of more than a thousand members of the Russian armed forces.
Military parade in Mexico 2023: which countries were invited?
In addition to the Russian contingent, others 19 countries They were also invited to participate in the 2023 military parade in Mexico, which were qualified by the Secretariat of National Defense (Sedena) as “friendly” nations:
- The Savior
- Ecuador
- Cuba
- Colombia
- Chili
- Panama
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Belize
- Brazil
- Uruguay
- Dominican Republic
- Republic of Korea
- China
- Nepal
- Sri Lanka
According to Sedena, these delegations “praised” the event and demonstrated “the brotherhood that unites Mexico with the countries of America, Europe and Asia.”
