Nobel laureate Denis Mukwege. Archive photoMOSCOW, 15 Jun. The West helps Kyiv, but ignores the problems of people in other parts of the world, the Politico newspaper quotes the words of gynecologist Denis Mukwege, who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2018. In his opinion, the conflict in Ukraine showed the double standards of Western leaders.< p>"People suffer here just like in other conflicts. The West reacted to the Ukrainian crisis. He spent billions on Ukraine and imposed sanctions on Russia. However, why do you turn a blind eye to the suffering in other regions? I don't see the difference",» Mukwege explained.
The medic accused the West of ignoring the cases of violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He called on Belgium to take the initiative in the EU and the UN and condemn what is happening in the east of the DRC. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. According to the Ministry of Defense, the armed forces strike only at the military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops, and on March 25 they completed the main tasks of the first stage — they significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.