Mexico City.- President Andrés Manuel López Obrador ruled out this Wednesday that the conflict between Ukraine and Russiawhich involves the United States, may lead to a energy crisis in Mexico.
“There is nothing to fear as far as we lack electric power In the event of an aggravation of conflict between Russia, United States or other countries due to the situation in Ukraine”, said the president at a press conference from the National Palace.
In terms of energy “we have no problem” because “we have contracts to receive gas and in case the price of gas increases we have other energies and other ways of generating electric power”, he stressed.
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“We have hydroelectric plants, we have fuel oil in extreme cases and we have coal in an extreme case as well. But we would not run out of electricity, even if the price of gas increases,” added the Mexican leader.
As Mexican diplomats and officials have already expressed in recent days, López Obrador stressed that Mexicocurrent temporary member of the UN Security Council, is “in favor of peace and dialogue, of agreements”.
“Above all, that the powers, the hegemonic nations, act responsibly, and that the custom of interventionism, of invasions, be abandoned forever,” said the president of Mexico.
Russia evacuates embassy in Ukraine
Russia began to evacuate its embassy in Kiev, and Ukraine urged its citizens to leave Russia on Wednesday as the region braced for further confrontation after President Vladimir Putin he received authorization to use military force outside his country, and the West responded with sanctions.
Russia emptied its diplomatic posts in Ukrainethe state news agency Tass reported, a day after the Foreign Ministry announced an evacuation plan, citing threats.
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On Wednesday afternoon, the Russian flag was no longer flying over the Kiev embassy and police surrounded the building.
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