Minister Sacked For Condemning Russia’s Annexation Of Ukraine

Minister Sacked For Condemning Russia’s Annexation Of Ukraine

A minister has been sacked for voting against the Russian act of annexing four partially occupied regions in Ukraine.

Richard Randriamandrato was one of the 143 members out of 193 who voted to condemn Russian-organised referendums to annex four partially-occupied regions in Ukraine.

Randriamandrato is the Foreign Affairs Minister of Madagascar sources in the country’s presidency confirm has got the boot for his action.

Recall the UN General Assembly overwhelmingly vote condemning what it said was Russia’s “attempted illegal annexation” of the four regions.

However, Randriamandrato’s decision in going with the majority opinion did not go down well with his president, Andriy Rajoelina, earning him the boot.

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A Reuters report recalls Russia’s invasion of Ukraine this year has put many African countries in an awkward diplomatic position.

It adds that many have a complicated history of relations with the West and the former Soviet Union as well as important economic ties to Russia.

They have largely avoided taking sides over the war, frustrating some Western nations.

According to the report, until last week, Madagascar always abstained during the various votes on resolutions related to the crisis in Ukraine. The government spoke of neutrality and non-alignment on the subject.Randriamandrato declined to comment.

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Eighteen of the 35 countries to abstain on last week’s vote were African. Russia, Belarus, North Korea, Syria and Nicaragua voted against the resolution.

The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday overwhelmingly condemned Russia’s “attempted illegal annexation” of four partially occupied regions in Ukraine and called on all countries not to recognise the move, strengthening a diplomatic international isolation of Moscow since it invaded its neighbour.

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The United Nations General Assembly condemned Moscow’s attempt to annex four regions of Ukraine last month in a global show of anger towards President Vladimir Putin’s Russia.

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In total, 143 countries backed Wednesday’s resolution reaffirming Ukraine’s independence and territorial integrity. Thirty-five countries abstained from voting, while Russia and four other countries with close ties to Moscow voted against it.