By Bongiwe Dlamini

MBABANE: Julius Malema, the Commander-in Chief(CIC) of the Economic Freedom Fighters(EFF) says President Vladimir Putin is not only fighting Ukraine but Russian is in a war with imperialism.

In a recent interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation(BBC), the EFF leader said if he could be elected as the South African President, he will not only strengthen diplomatic ties with Russia but, will go as far as supplying weapons to Russia.

“The second question is, where does South Africa stands on the war?, it says I’m a non-aligned in relation to war. But Russia remained South Africa’s friend, so we cannot create confusion around that.Don’t create an impression that it is Malema who is going to come and create an alliance with Russia. Actually, I will go beyond that. I will go beyond the friendship with Russia and in the war, I will align with Russia and I will even supply the weapons to Russia because Russia is in a war with imperialism. Any agenda that seeks to push back imperialist agendas,is well within the policies of the EFF,” said the EFF leader.