Russia-Ukraine conflict: South African political parties clash over government's stance

Economic Freedom Fighters party

South Africa's Economic Freedom Fighters party MPs in the South African National Assembly in Cape Town in 2017. The South African government is under fire to take sides on the Russia-Ukraine conflict. PHOTO | AFP 

The South African government is under fire to take sides on the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The country’s main political parties have also clashed on whom to support. 

South Africa has neither condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine nor supported it in what is viewed as a neutral stance.