# The MK Party says it will protest Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s upcoming state visit to South Africa. Secretary-general Floyd Shivambu strongly condemned the government’s decision to invite Zelenskyy, calling him a puppet president. Zelenskyy is expected in Pretoria next week as part of an official state visit. He emphasised Zelensky’s imminent visit goes against the country’s non-aligned stance in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine:
MK Party to protest Zelenskyy’s state visit [SOUND]
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