The African continent has been urged to aid Ukraine in fending off the Russian invasion by President Volodymyr Zelensky.
President Zelenskyy, who was dressed in his signature, straightforward, yet iconic short-sleeved military olive green T-shirt, talked candidly and vehemently in response to inquiries regarding the Russian invasion of Ukraine and its ramifications for the world.
In response to inquiries on the likelihood of a diplomatic settlement between Russia and Ukraine, President Zelenskyy described how he even went out of his way to avert the conflict.
In an effort to engage in direct negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Ukrainian leader claimed he spoke with international leaders from Europe to America, Australia, and Africa. However, all of his efforts were in vain since Moscow was not willing to give peace a chance.
They (Russia) don’t offer us dialogue. They demand that we give up and accept their terms – forget that we have our own land, our own flag, our history. They just want to erase us,
President Zelenskyy
The president claimed that Moscow gave no room for negotiation or peace talks, in contrast to its media propaganda.
You have to understand that there is no dialogue; there is no peace talk. There is an ultimatum from them to us. “An ultimatum that says, “If you don’t do what we want, we’ll keep killing you.
With guns in their hands, they say, “We are ready to talk to you”. They tie our hands and cut our tongues off and then say, “Let’s talk”. “This is not a dialogue, this is not a conversation. This is a terrorist who feels his strength and feels no mercy for human life.
Parts of our country had already been occupied – Crimea and [some areas in] Donbas. But now they invaded to occupy us entirely, to kill us all here in the capital. They’ve murdered, they’ve tortured our people, burned our people, cut their limbs off. What do you expect me to do after this? Give them another call?
President Zelenskyy
President Zelenskyy warned that if Russia prevails, other strong authoritarian nations will follow Moscow’s lead and this will spark the start of World War III in his further remarks on why Africa should help Ukraine.
Africa and the rest of the globe must band together to stop the invasion of Ukraine in order to prevent World War III, which will have an impact on almost everyone, he said.