Ukraine ambassador to SA Liubov Abravitova says Russia’s legacy of assistance in the fight against apartheid is being used to turn a blind eye to atrocities in her home country.
“Russia’s war against Ukraine didn’t start 16 days ago,” she said. “It started in 2014. It started from lies of Russia. It grew into bigger, horrific lies — lies that transformed the policy of Russia — and since February 24 it brought us to the unconditional full-scale war of the biggest country in the world against Ukraine on the territory of Ukraine. On its sovereign territory — I want to stress this.
She said Putin had threatened the world with a nuclear war and had decided on behalf of Russians that their future would be one of isolation and economic suffering. “The impact of this war is going to be globally devastating. You already feel [it] through the prices of, diesel, petrol — but there is another dimension that you are not thinking about, maybe. The direct loss from the war ... including casualties, among personnel, have in the first five days of the Russian war cost Russia $7bn. The cost of war on Russia is likely to be $20bn per day. This is money spent on killing Ukrainian civilians and bombing Ukrainian infrastructure.
“As I speak now, Ukrainians are hiding in bunkers, shelters, subways or basements of their houses. Millions left their homes, their dreams and became refugees. Hundreds are dying. Men are taking guns to protect their families and our motherland.”
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