A significant number of African countries have refused to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Their reservations have roots in the colonial era – and in contemporary arms deals.
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Meanwhile, Outside of Ukraine
As civilian casualties continue to grow, and as cities crumble under daily bombardment from Russia, is there worldwide support for Ukraine? Not really. What you'll discover in this collection of stories from Monitor correspondents is a real mix of sentiment from unbending support to real skepticism of the Ukrainian cause, whether in Africa or in America's Midwest. More stories like this available from csmonitor.com/ukraine.
Western solidarity with Ukraine will last as long as public sympathy holds. Vladimir Putin is betting democracies cannot withstand hardship. Can Europe and the U.S. prove him wrong?
The number of nations refusing to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine highlights a reluctance to take sides between the U.S. and a Russia-China axis. The “democracy vs. autocracy” battle may not be so straightforward.
The disconnect between the British public’s desire to help Ukrainian refugees and the British government’s foot-dragging is highlighting a history of dysfunction in the Home Office’s immigration control.
Prominent Republican voices have risen in support of Ukraine. But the party’s voters in Ohio reveal an American mindset that far predates Trumpism: a wariness of engaging in foreign conflicts.
Refugee policy debates are often fraught. How accommodating should a country be? In Israel, which was created as a refuge for Jews, the issue is existential, and is being tested by the Ukraine crisis.
