Workers’ Party on Ukraine-Russia war: “As a small nation-state, S’poreans cannot accept the invasion by larger powers of smaller countries…”

Workers’ Party (WP) in their media statement expressed their concern and support for Ukraine as they face Russia’s military action. The Party stated that they hope for a peaceful settlement for the Russia-Ukraine crisis that complies with international law.

WP mentioned in their statement, “As a small nation-state, Singaporeans cannot accept the invasion by larger powers of smaller countries or territories. We affirm the right of all peoples to determine their destiny.”

Netizens in WP’s post expressed their devastation and empathy for the citizens of Ukraine.

One of the netizens metaphorically compared WP with the country of Ukraine, Calvin Koh commented, “This is like some powerful party bullying a weaker party … Remind me of COP and how some party bully the small defenceless number of the very minority opposition members of the parliament ? Uncanny similarities!!!”

Meanwhile, a spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) stated, “We hope military actions will cease immediately; and urge a peaceful settlement of the dispute, by the UN Charter and international law.”

On Feb 24, President Vladimir Putin declared war with Ukraine with land and air attacks on the Donbas region. In response to this on that same day, the United States joined by its allies released the additional sanctions it’d impose on Russia.

The White House encouraged other countries to adopt similar export restrictions on Russia, in exchange the White House will be lifting licensing requirements for countries’ items if they choose to impose similar export restrictions, further punishing Russia on a global level.

The Ministry of Defence, released their statement that the situation in Ukraine should serve as a reminder, “When peace and security are threatened, we must be prepared to fight our own battles. National Service is the bedrock of Singapore’s defence and we rely on our Singaporean sons to step up to the call of duty to safeguard.” /TISG