The state go to of Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky in South Africa was unexpectedly pushed again by two weeks earlier this month. Nonetheless, the Workplace of Presidency has now confirmed that the state go to of Zelensky in South Africa will kick off this week, on Thursday 24 April 2025. Even when the official agenda is but to be launched by Pretoria …
This secrecy is most certainly deliberate in anticipation of opposition protests to Zelensky’s go to to South Africa. In response to an IOL report, uMkhonto weSizwe Social gathering (MK Social gathering) is planning a protest. The Ukrainian chief was everywhere in the world’s media following his televised argument with President Donald Trump.
UKRAINE PRESIDENT ZELENSKY IN SOUTH AFRICA
Moreover, MK Social gathering secretary normal, Floyd Shivambu, known as the Ukrainian chief a ‘puppet president.’ He’s referring to the North Atlantic Treaty of Organisation (NATO), which Shivambu says seeks to destabilise Jap Europe via an unfair enlargement.
In a briefing held in Sandton two-weeks’ again, Shivambu lamented President Ramaphosa’s invitation to host Zelensky in South Africa. “We strongly condemn the president’s misguided choice to increase an invite to Zelensky in South Africa. He’s a determine extensively discredited amongst progressive and non-aligned nations and we are going to stage protests in opposition to the state go to.
Furthermore, Shivambu says the MK Social gathering views the invitation as a transparent alignment with European imperial pursuits. “It’s an affront to South Africa’s historic place of non-alignment and anti-imperialism. Accordingly, we are going to protest the go to,” confirmed Shivambu.
In the meantime, Ukrainian presidency spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya, has confirmed that Zelensky’s go to to South Africa is a “continuation of ongoing engagements to search out peace between Russia and Ukraine.”
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