🔒SA was among 35 states which abstained from voting to condemn Russia’s attempts to annex 4 regions of Ukraine RussianUkrainianWar
Kuleba said this result proved people need to speak to Africans, Asians and Hispanics to tell the truth and convince.
“It is a manifestation of the lack of clarity on South Africa’s foreign policy and its tendency to align itself to big powers even when such corrodes fundamental principles of international relations and justice,” he said. “These countries probably understand the logic behind Russia’s discomfort. But they may not be impressed with the scale of the war. So, supporting either Russia or Ukraine would compromise them in various ways. So, the easiest path is that of neutrality expressed through abstinence in voting,” he said.
“Instead, we see steps being taken to encourage a continuation of the war. South Africa considers the territorial integrity of states, including that of Ukraine, to be sacrosanct and we reject all actions that undermine the purposes and principles of the UN Charter and international law,” Joyini said.
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