African countries saw Russia blocked the Black Sea and began supporting Ukraine - Volodymyr Zelenskyy during communication with Ireland students

That Russia is really an aggressor that it does not respect freedom, does not support life, but does the opposite. Several countries have appeared on the African continent that support us, and we see it by the results of the vote for resolutions, ”the head of state said. He recalled the results of the vote for the UN General Assembly resolution to support Ukraine's territorial integrity and to condemn Russia's aggression against our country.

“There was a record support for Ukraine, condemnation of Russia's aggression. More than 140 states. Among them were African countries. And this is fine, ”Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated. Also, according to him, some African countries for the first time demonstrated support at the diplomatic platform of the Crimean Platform, whose work is aimed at the de -occupation of Ukrainian Crimea.

According to the President, such a change in the attitude of a number of African countries took place after Russia has started blocking the exports of Ukrainian agro -products in the Black Sea. “African countries saw Russia completely shamefully blocked the Black Sea. She blocked the supply of grain - wheat, corn - from Ukraine to the African continent . . .

And when the countries began to see it when the societies of some countries began to feel it, then they began to open their eyes, ”the head of state said. At the same time, Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that some countries in Africa remain, which at the leadership level, they see neither the destructive actions of Russia nor the assistance of Ukraine that initiated programs for supporting states suffering from the food crisis. “There are countries we have sent ships with grain.

We really help them. We really made the corridor in the Black Sea with the UN. And now ships with wheat, and some African states do not see it at the political level, ”the President said. According to the Head of State, this happens, in particular, because of the powerful influence of Russian propaganda and misinformation, which has been extending on the African continent for the last 30 years. At the same time, there have been no advanced relations between Ukraine and Africa.