PATRICK BULGER | Russian on a roll: Queasy takeaways from SA’s relish for Putin
The ANC owes its loyalties to Russia, it seems, but it conveniently disregards the very Western nature of the freedoms under which it enjoys so much privilege
13 April 2023 - 22:30
South Africa’s “neutral”, nudge-wink stance in the Russia-Ukraine war might be acceptable if we were indeed “neutral” in the conflict, but our barely-hidden enthusiasm for Vladimir Putin’s indiscriminate and illegal invasion of a neighbouring independent state is international diplomacy’s worst-kept secret. Do we care though? ..
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