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Ukraine Asks Mexico To Arrest Russia's Putin If He Attends Inauguration. (www.rferl.org)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (2 children)

What are the odds they'll do that? Or that Putin just won't show up then? Could he do that?

[–] Lemminary 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What are the odds they’ll do that?

Zero. We're staunchly and traditionally neutral on foreign conflicts, for better or for worse. :/

[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I disagree - Mexico is a Rome statute signatory, meaning that (theoretically) they're legally obligated to arrest Putin on arrival as the ICC has issued a warrant for him

Afaik their diplomatic neutrality wouldn't override their legal obligations

[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 months ago (2 children)

It's Mexico. $500 would override their legal obligations.

(Please don't crucify me, I spent a lot of time there and absolutely love Mexico, it's culture and it's people ❤️... But damn if I didn't spend a lot of money on bribes)

[–] fluxion 12 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Then offer more. A quick end to the war to save $100 billion or so is worth a lot of money. Offer enough and maybe even the cartels decides they'd like to help uphold the law

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

What always gets me is how do you know how much to bribe people for? Did you have to ask around? Do they actually tell you?

I just picture me slipping a border guard a fiver and being so insulted he arrests me lol

[–] Lemminary 14 points 2 months ago

I don't think this matters since we're only extending the invitation to be polite knowing he won't show up anyway.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Regardless, it's extremely unlikely'

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

I doubt he'll go out of his bunker anyway

[–] iAvicenna 2 points 2 months ago

I lolled when I read that request. The odds are lol