The Russian Foreign Ministry said the Panama Canal legally belongs to Panama and warned the US against trying to reclaim it.. Politico writes about this.

Thus, on January 20, during his inaugural speech, US President Donald Trump raised the issue of control over the Panama Canal.

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The Russian Foreign Ministry said the Panama Canal legally belongs to Panama and warned the US against trying to take it back, whether through military or economic coercion..

“We expect that during the expected discussions between the leadership of Panama and US President Donald Trump on issues of control over the Panama Canal, the parties will respect the current international legal regime of this key waterway,” said Alexander Shchetinin, director of the Latin American Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

He stated that Russia reaffirms its commitment to maintaining the permanent neutrality of the Panama Canal and advocates for keeping this international transit waterway safe and open..

Trump's comments about the Panama Canal last month drew backlash from Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino, who called his Central American country's dominance over the waterway "

“As president, I want to make it clear that every square meter of the Panama Canal and its surrounding area belongs to Panama and will remain so,” Mulino said.

Let us recall that Danish Foreign Minister Lars Ljokke Rasmussen responded to Donald Trump’s statements to take control of Greenland. He emphasized that the United States, like any other state, cannot “do whatever it pleases.”.