Does Ukraine’s conflict with Russia share parallels with the Philippines’ challenges in the West Philippine Sea?
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed the parallels between Ukraine's conflict with Russia and the Philippines’ challenges in the West Philippine Sea, including China’s harassment of Philippine ships.
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Watch the full interview of Mariz Umali with Zelenskyy in 24 Oras.
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00:00 Do you see parallels in Ukraine's experience with Russia and the challenges that the Philippines is currently facing now in the West Philippine Sea, especially with the harassments being done by China?
00:13 I think that there are a lot of similar things and a lot of challenging challenges. That's why we spoke with the president that now we need unity because if Ukraine falls down, if Russia will occupy us totally, this war, we will see this war in other continents.
00:36 And it can be in your direction, in your region. And it's a big tragedy, a lot of casualties. So we have to be in unity, not to give Russia to occupy Ukraine, not to give them any possibility to win in this unprovoked war.
00:58 And that will be the signal. If Ukraine will stay strong with the unity, with the diplomacy, with the unity in diplomacy of different countries in different regions, if we will stay strong, it means that it will give very important signal to other countries not to try even to think how to occupy other independent countries.