Ukraine conflict is a proxy war waged by the West – Ethiopian MP
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine was instigated by the collective West, which has been seeking to drive a wedge between the two “brotherly countries,” Ethiopian MP Ashebir Woldegiorgis Gayo has told RT.
The legislator made the remarks while visiting the Saur-Grave memorial complex in Russia’s Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) on Wednesday, as part of a delegation of MPs from the Pan-African Parliament (PAP). The group has toured the republic over the past few days, meeting its leadership and assessing the situation on the ground.
The ongoing hostilities were instigated by the collective West, which has “always [been] creating problems between Russia and Ukraine,” Woldegiorgis said.
“So for us, as a part of the parliament, we are very firm in our position to stand by Russians and also to protect the people of this eastern region, and also to ask our Ukrainian friends to leave those Western countries who are creating more problems… Americans especially, the Biden administration,” he added.
Western meddling has long been a major problem not only for Russia, but also for Africa, the MP added. Africans are aware of this “big problem” and are seeking to get rid of the Western control, Woldegiorgis said.
“Russians are not coming to Africa to loot our resources, to enslave us. That’s why Sahel countries and others are going against Western countries. You know, if you go to Mali, all the gold mining belongs to France. If you go to Chad, same thing – everything belongs to them,” the MP stated.
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