U.S. ambassador urges Mexico to side with Ukraine in Russia conflict

The U.S. ambassador to Mexico on Thursday urged Mexican lawmakers to join the United States in supporting Kyiv against Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a day after his Russian counterpart encouraged Mexico to defy "Uncle Sam."

"The Russian ambassador was here yesterday making a lot of noise about how Mexico and Russia are so close. This, sorry, can never happen. It can never happen," U.S. Ambassador Ken Salazar said in remarks at Mexico's lower house of Congress on Thursday.

"We have to be in solidarity with Ukraine and against Russia," he said . . .