Mexican president defends inclusion of Russian military contingent in Independence parade

Cmd. Luis Cresencio Sandoval, from left, Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel Là³pez Obrador and Adm. Rafael Ojeda Durà¡n, Secretary of the Navy, review the troops before the start of the annual Independence Day parade in the capital’s main square, the Zocalo, in Mexico City, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano) MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's president on Monday defended the participation of a contingent of Russian soldiers in a military parade over the weekend. The presence of the Russian contingent in the Independence parade Saturday drew criticism because of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Mexico has condemned the invasion but has…