Published by: Keshav Singh Chundawat
If we allow Ukraine to be carved up, is the independence of any nation secure? I respectfully suggest the answer is no.
South Africa has consistently advocated for dialogue, for negotiation and diplomacy.
The crimes must be accounted for and the perpetrators punished... build a sense of impunity among the perpetrators.
We will keep up with our efforts to end the war with diplomacy and dialogue on the grounds of Ukraine’s independence and territorial integrity.
What is the difference between the war in Ukraine and the war in Palestine?
Armed conflicts are an offense to human rationality. We know the horrors and suffering produced by all wars. Promoting a culture of peace is a duty for all of us.
It is paradoxical that a permanent member of the UNSC, would wage war by invading another sovereign nation and receive arms and ammunition from a regime that blatantly violates Security Council resolutions.
I It is a clear Russian attempt to weaponise the food shortage on the global market, in exchange for recognition of some, if not all, of the captured territories.
II Every nation must be restrained, war crimes must be punished, deported people must come back home, and the occupier must return to their own land.