Why Ukraine Is Wooing the Global South

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🗓️ 26 May 2023

⏱️ 33 minutes

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It’s well known that the West has rallied to support Kyiv and punish Moscow right from the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But large parts of the developing world—the so-called global south—have chosen to stay neutral. In fact, China has reaffirmed its friendship with Russia, and New Delhi has dramatically ramped up oil imports from Moscow. What should Kyiv do in response? Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Emine Dzhaparova recently visited India to make a case for why the world should care about the conflict in her country. She joins host Ravi Agrawal to discuss her global diplomatic push and how she views offers of mediation from countries like Brazil and China. Suggested reading: Jack Detsch and Robbie Gramer: Ukraine’s Next Big Diplomatic Offensive Is in the Global South Angela Stent: The West vs. The Rest C. Raja Mohan: Why Non-Alignment Is Dead and Won’t Return Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	America is changing. And so is the world.
0:04.5	But what's happening in America isn't just a cause of global upheaval.
0:08.7	It's also a symptom of disruption that's happening everywhere.
0:12.5	I'm Asma Khalid in Washington, D.C.
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1:12.4	As Ukraine attempts to push Russian forces back,
1:15.9	perhaps beginning a much-anticipated spring counter-offensive,
1:20.0	there is one other big angle to this war.
1:23.2	And that's the diplomatic angle.
1:24.6	In the past month, Ukrainian President Volodomir Zelensky visited
1:28.6	London, Rome, Paris, and Berlin to secure more arms and more economic aid for his country.
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