In December 2022 Borrell said on television that [[Africa]]ns were too stupid to know who [[Vladimir Putin]] is: “Russia is able to deflect blame, twist realty and find an audience in some parts of world. I have seen in TV screens these young African people on the streets of Bamako [Mali's capital] with billboards saying 'Putin, thanks. You have saved [[Donbas]] and now you will save us.' It is shocking. You can consider that these people do not know where Donbas is or maybe they do not even know who Putin is.”<ref>https://korybko.substack.com/p/josep-borrell-ridiculously-thinks</ref> | In December 2022 Borrell said on television that [[Africa]]ns were too stupid to know who [[Vladimir Putin]] is: “Russia is able to deflect blame, twist realty and find an audience in some parts of world. I have seen in TV screens these young African people on the streets of Bamako [Mali's capital] with billboards saying 'Putin, thanks. You have saved [[Donbas]] and now you will save us.' It is shocking. You can consider that these people do not know where Donbas is or maybe they do not even know who Putin is.”<ref>https://korybko.substack.com/p/josep-borrell-ridiculously-thinks</ref> |