Kyiv could possibly be searching for to courtroom African nations, which have principally stayed impartial or muted in condemnation of Russia.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has requested to talk to the African Union, in response to his Senegalese counterpart, Macky Sall.
In a tweet on Monday night time, Sall who has been chairperson of the 55-member continental physique since February, referenced a name with Zelenskyy on the identical day.
The duo additionally mentioned the worldwide financial impact of the battle in Ukraine and “the necessity to favour dialogue for a negotiated consequence to the battle”.
Je remercie le Pdt @ZelenskyyUa pour son appel de ce jour. Nous avons évoqué l’influence de la Guerre en Ukraine sur l’économie mondiale et la nécessité de privilégier le dialogue pour une problem négociée du conflit. J’ai noté également sa demande de faire une communication à l’UA.
— Macky Sall (@Macky_Sall) April 11, 2022
Translation: “I thank President @ZelenskyyUa for his name as we speak. We mentioned the influence of the battle in Ukraine, on the world financial system and the necessity to favour dialogue for a negotiated consequence to the battle. I additionally famous his request to make a communication to the AU.”
Thus far, quite a few African nations have been impartial or muted of their criticism of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on account of Moscow’s longstanding relations with the continent for the reason that Chilly Battle period.
Earlier this month, the United Nations Common Meeting suspended Russia from the UN Human Rights Council. 9 of the nations that voted in opposition to the decision had been African, and one other 23 abstained from voting – greater than half of the continent.