UMAPELA si Ukrainian Ambassador to the Philippines Olexander Nechytaylo sa Filipino companies na timbangin ang “moral aspect” ng pakikipag-business sa Russia sa gitna ng patuloy na giyera sa bansa.
“It’s not right to pay taxes in a country that is using that money to continue the bloody war and the war against humanity. Some do it for a very practical reason because the international community imposed unprecedented sanctions against Russia. You have to understand that this level of sanctions has never been imposed on any country before,” ayon kay Nechytaylo sa isang media roundtable sa Makati City.
“My appeal to the Philippine business community, if you compare the potential revenue or potential profit of continuing working with Russia, and if you compare the potential loss, the loss would be much more therefore I call upon the Philippine business community to cease the business operations in Russia,” dagdag na pahayag niya.
Ani Nechytaylo, mananatiling pabago-bago ang global economy hangga’t nagpapatuloy ang bakbakan sa pagitan ng Russia at Ukraine.
Habang ang Kyiv ay malayo mula sa Southeast Asia, sinabi nito na nakaaapekto rin ang giyera sa rehiyon sa marami at ibang paraan kabilang na sa aspeto ng food security.
“Wheat constitutes the largest commodity that we sell to the Philippines, so obviously with the war taking place in Ukraine, these kinds of supplies can be disrupted. And it may lead to or have already led, perhaps to the increase of the price for the food,” ani Nechytaylo.
“(Another) consequence is not just the food security, but also the increase of the global price or let’s say the volatility of the global economy. You’ve already seen the increase in the price of petroleum and other energy sources so it’s going to have a tremendous global impact. That’s one of the reasons why we believe the international community should care,” aniya pa rin.
