Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reached out to the African Union (AU) in order to obtain support against Russia’s invasion to his country, where he called the Senegalese President Macky Sall on Monday, April 11, 2022, and their conversation touched on an AU statement in February that called for an immediate ceasefire and a return to negotiations.

African countries have showed disunity in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Senegal was among 17 African countries that abstained from a vote at the UN on a resolution demanding that Russia ends its military operations in Ukraine.

According to a tweet, zelenskyy informed his Senegalese counterpart of Ukraine’s “struggle against invasion and heinous crimes of the Russian aggressor.”

Had a phone conversation with @_AfricanUnion Chairman, 🇸🇳 President @Macky_Sall. Noted the statement of @_AfricanUnion dated 24.02 on respect for 🇺🇦’s sovereignty & territorial integrity. Informed about our struggle against the invasion & heinous crimes of the Russian aggressor

— Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) April 11, 2022