“Any trade with them should be stopped so they understand what a war means. Don’t let anyone help avoid sanctions. Don’t let your tourists come to other countries.”said Zelenskyaccording to the simultaneous translation from Ukrainian to Spanish.
“If they love their country so much and hate other countries so much, let them have their vacations within their own country and continue to support their autocracy,” he added.
The virtual intervention of Zelensky it was the first directed to Latin America. In July, the Mercosur countries –Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay– They refused to give the floor to the Ukrainian leader during a bloc summit in Asunción, because there was no consensus on his request for participation.
“It is important for us that the countries of Latin America know the truth and share that truth with others”Zelensky emphasized on Wednesday, alluding to the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February.
That way the Russians will be able to understand “that a high price is paid for such aggression,” he added.
stop to Russian tourism
In Latin America, Cuba is a frequent destination for Russian tourists. At the beginning of March, some 6,000 Russians were evacuated from the Caribbean island due to the international blockade of planes from their country, due to the sanctions on Moscow for the invasion of Ukraine.
Before, in the Dominican Republic, another 14,000 Russian tourists and 1,900 Ukrainians were stranded in the middle of the war between both countries.
Zelensky also denounced on Wednesday that Russia is trying to prevent Ukraine’s contact with Latin American and African countries.
Latin America and the Caribbean send an average of only 0.6% of their exports to Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, according to data from the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), which indicates that Paraguay, Jamaica and Ecuador would be the countries most affected by a possible closure of these markets.
Source: Ambito
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