Premier Alan Winde on provincial cabinet’s condemnation of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
9 March 2022
This morning, the Western Cape’s provincial cabinet met to consider a range of important matters. This meeting takes place every two weeks.
One issue of concern that was discussed was the illegal invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation and the ambiguous position taken by our National Government in response to it.
It was accordingly decided that the provincial cabinet would adopt a clear position on this conflict.
While doing so is not common for a province, it was viewed as essential to make clear to our own residents, to the people of Ukraine, and to the rest of the world that we cannot and will not remain “neutral” in the face of such a cruel attack on the democratic values that we all hold dear.