British billionaire Richard Branson spoke out in support of Ukraine, his words are published on the website of the Virgin Group corporation he founded.
According to the businessman, he met with Ukrainian Ambassador to the UK Vadim Prystaiko and spoke about “the role of the global business community, the need to defend peace.” The parties raised the issue of the 1994 Budapest Memorandum. In the same period, Ukraine acceded to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.
Branson blamed Russia for the crisis and for plotting an attack on Ukraine. According to him, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will destroy the cause of disarmament and non-proliferation. “It’s a slippery slope,” he said of what was happening. According to the billionaire, the world should support Ukraine. He called on the world business to “defend the sovereignty” of Ukraine.
