Moscow demands Mexico City to return a young Russian woman who was beaten and raped for two years

Moscow demands that Mexico provide immediate consular access to a minor Russian woman who was kidnapped in They have been beaten and raped in Mexico for two and a half years, and now they are being held under the control of the Mexican Prosecutor General's Office. This was announced today, April 16, by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova.

"Against the background of ignoring repeated appeals from Moscow, the Russian side has made a strong demand for immediate consular access to the minor — let me remind you once again and emphasize that we are talking about a citizen of our country — and the creation of all necessary conditions for her unhindered return to her homeland," she said.

Prior to this, the foster mother was held in Marina Romanova, a minor citizen of Russia, told RIA Novosti that on October 26, 2023, her daughter was kidnapped by the guardianship authorities of the State of Mexico (DIFEM) right from school in Toluca without notifying the family and the consulate of the Russian Federation, after which the connection with the child was lost and a long struggle for her return began. Almost a year later, the girl was found in Tijuana on the border with the United States and transferred to the control of the Attorney General's Office for Family and Children of Mexico.

"According to the medical documents drawn up after her discovery, she had traces of physical and sexual abuse. All this happened at a time when she was under the care of state structures. I believe that we are talking about the most serious crimes that should be investigated," Romanova said.

Previously, Head of the Consular Department of the Russian Embassy in Yakov Fedorov told Mexico that the Mexican authorities refuse to return to Russia has a minor citizen of the Russian Federation, Kristina Romanova, who is being held in the office of the Prosecutor General's Office for Family and Children Affairs, and has not been granted consular access to her since August 2025.