President Sheinbaum Rejects U.S. Pressure in LATAM
She rejected threats from President Trump towards Venezuela.
Today, if it works like advertised, the United Nations Security Council (fwiw) will discuss the US agression against Venezuela and the region as a whole. It is good to note in this address by Sheinbaum the peace coalition that has formed around the Caribbean. Yesterday Nicholás Maduro demanded that the US leaves the area militarily.
It is worth noting that Mexico is under US pressure as well. Sheinbaum is standing strong. Just last week the US revoked 13 routes of Mexican Airlines, on the pretext that Mexico is supporting its own airline. The fight is right into the nitty gritty of small issues that easily can be
Last week, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum affirmed that maintaining relations with Cuba is a sovereign decision and rejected pressure from the United States in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Sheinbaum recalled that since the Cuban Revolution of 1959, the country’s relationship with Mexico has been a point of contention with the United States. She emphasized that the alliance with Cuba does not affect relations with the United States, as it is based on humanitarian principles.
She rejected threats from U.S. President Donald Trump towards Venezuela, maintaining that all American nations should oppose interventions and defend the peaceful resolution of conflicts out of conviction and constitutional mandate.
Although she assured that Mexico will seek consensus with Latin America and other continents, the Mexican president lamented that not all regional leaders share this position, as is the case with Chile’s president-elect Jose Antonio Kast. [It is worth nothing that Kast visited Milei in Argentina for a Zionist love fest almost moments after he was elected. The fight in the LAC is heavily and visibly influenced by who supports Israel and who not].
MORENA deputy Magdalena Rosales, who played a pivotal role in exposing & confronting Pedro Haces' attempt to re-start a friendship group with israel earlier this month, is in Venezuela attending the Peoples Assembly in solidarity with Venezuela against US imperialism. pic.twitter.com/CVR0ctQG3v
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She insisted that the central problem beyond the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is interventionism, and emphasized that the United Nations (UN) offers mechanisms for resolving disputes peacefully.
Regarding Trump’s assertion that Venezuela “took away its oil,” she considered the accusation questionable and clarified that only the sanctioned vessels were affected.
Sheinbaum warned that accepting an intervention would violate the Mexican Constitution and noted that those who promote interference in other countries, or in Mexico, transgress the constitution and fundamental principles of sovereignty.
She clarified that, although they are in contact with the peace coalition comprised of Russia, China, Colombia, and Brazil, Mexico’s stance will be to continue promoting solutions without external interference.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum responds to Tuesday's statements by United States President Donald Trump regarding Venezuela, reiterating Mexico's constitutional position of non-intervention, non-interference in foreign affairs, the self-determination of peoples, and the… pic.twitter.com/UCm1ATlc0z
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