Ukraine calls on Egypt to support it, abandon neutrality
Ruslan Nechai, charge d'affairs of Kyiv's embassy in Cairo, calls on Egypt and countries in the region to support it with weapons, fuel and financial and humanitarian aid, and abandon the position of "neutrality" regarding the Russian invasion.
![Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is seen on video screens as he addresses the annual gathering for the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly, New York, Sept. 21, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/2022-03/GettyImages-1235408312.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=d9VDuVfN)
Ukraine is calling on its trade partners to support it with weapons, fuel and financial and humanitarian assistance, and to abandon their neutral position toward the Russian invasion.
Ukrainian Charge d’Affaires in Egypt Ruslan Nechai noted in a press conference Feb. 28 that his country had sent a memorandum to the Arab League asking it to take its side against Russia.