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Don’t let reports of racist acts by Ukrainians against Africans distract from what’s at stake | Jenice Armstrong

Kimberly St. Julian-Varnon says if you want to be mad at someone, be mad at Russian President Vladimir Putin. "It's his fault."

African residents in Ukraine wait at the platform inside Lviv railway station, Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022, in Lviv, west Ukraine. Thousands of people massed at Lviv's main train station on Sunday, attempting to board trains that would take them out of Ukraine and into the safety of Europe as the Russian invasion of that country continued.
African residents in Ukraine wait at the platform inside Lviv railway station, Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022, in Lviv, west Ukraine. Thousands of people massed at Lviv's main train station on Sunday, attempting to board trains that would take them out of Ukraine and into the safety of Europe as the Russian invasion of that country continued.Read moreBernat Armangue / AP