The Russian Embassy announced Mexico's refusal to return a 17-year-old Russian woman.

The Mexican authorities refuse to return Kristina Romanova, a minor citizen, to Russia and have not provided consular access to her since August 2025. This was announced on April 12 by the head of the consular department of the Russian Embassy in Mexico, Yakov Fedorov.

"As of today, the Mexican partners refuse to return Kristina to Russia and have not provided consular access to her since August 2025, and all our appeals to the Mexican Foreign Ministry, the Prosecutor General's Office and other authorities remain without due attention," Fedorov said.

According to the diplomat, the girl is in a specialized facility of the Mexican Attorney General's Office for Family and Children Affairs. The Russian embassy has been dealing with this case since 2023 and is seeking Kristina's return to her homeland. At the same time, the minor herself also asked for assistance in repatriation.

"After long and persistent demands, the consular staff managed to meet and talk with Kristina four times in the summer of 2025. In accordance with her own request received during the interviews, we are seeking her return to her homeland," the head of the consular department added.

Fedorov stressed that the actions of the Mexican authorities can be qualified as a violation of international procedures. According to him, the detention in an institution of a person who is not a detainee, arrested or convicted is legally groundless.

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