THE Democratic Alliance’s John Steenhuisen has arrived in Lviv, Ukraine on a fact-finding mission for the next six days, and will visit refugee camps, and government leaders.
Steenhuisen said Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is not a European problem, but a global problem.
“Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is not a European problem, it is a global problem. The knock-on effect of this war on our own fuel, maize, cooking oil and fertiliser prices will reach deep into the pockets of poor South Africans who can already not make ends meet,” said Steenhuisen.
“We dare not pretend that this is a war that has nothing to do with us. And we dare not pretend that remaining “neutral” in this situation is admirable. When we have clear and undeniable evidence of injustice, we owe it to the victims to pick a side and speak out.”
President Cyril Ramaphosa and US President Joe Biden spoke
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