Julius Malema Insists That Russia Had the Right to Defend Itself by Invading Ukraine
- Julius Malema revealed that he believes that Russia had every right to invade Ukraine because it was only defending itself from Western expansion into the east
- The leader of the EFF also said that Vladimir Putin did not want civilian casualties and Malema claimed that the Ukrainian army is using human shields
- This is contrary to evidence reported by refugees fleeing the war-torn country and evidence of indiscriminate shelling of the city of Mariupol
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PRETORIA - EFF leader Julius Malema shared his views on the Russia Ukraine War in an interview and doubled down on his view that Vladimir Putin had no choice but to invade Ukraine.
He said that the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation's (NATO) expansion into Eastern Europe forced Putin's hand.
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He went on to say that Putin does not want civilian casualties but that the Ukrainian army is using its citizens as human shields according to SABC News.
This is contrary to observations made by refugees and observers in the area. The city of Mariupol has been described as a humanitarian disaster after the city was heavily bombarded by Russian forces resulting in high civilian casualties.
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Malema said that the Russian invasion has taken a "long way" to avoid unnecessary civilian casualties.
Malema believes that a solution to the war can be found ceasefire will be agreed upon and that Putin is a "man of his own words".
He added that if America and the West respect the sovereignty of other countries and stop their expansion into the East.
France24 reported that the South African government's position on the war in Ukraine is jeopardising its position as a neutral country.
"Really fishy": Deputy President David Mabuza backs Russian gas deal
Earlier, Briefly News reported that Deputy President David Mabuza claims there are no sinister intentions behind his Russian visit amid the country’s gas deals with Russia.
Mabuza was questioned about the intent of the gas deal due to his visit to Russia against the backdrop of the conflict with Ukraine in the National Assembly on Thursday.
The government has been accused of being neutral against Russia in the Ukraine invasion because of the ongoing gas deals.
"We humble ourselves": Mzansi reacts to prophecy that Putin will rule the world
South Africans will make light of just about anything, and the predictions that Russian president Vladimir Putin may rule over the world, are no exception.
The predictions were brought forth by a blind prophetess, Baba Vanga, who died in the 90s at the age of 85, foretold during her lifetime that Putin would rule overall.
Briefly News previously reported that among the many disasters that she saw was the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. While alive, she also said that Putin will become the “Lord of the world.”
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