Prince William’s comments that it is ‘very alien’ to see a war in Europe while it was normal to witness conflict in Asia and Africa has invited a backlash on social media. His comments, made as he visited Ukrainian Cultural Centre to extend support to the country, have been termed ‘racist and tone-deaf’.
The Duke of Cambridge, who visited the Ukrainian Cultural Centre on Wednesday with his wife Catherine, extended support to the volunteers and said Britain and the rest of Europe were united behind them. However, he landed in a controversy saying, “It’s very alien to see this in Europe,” according to the Evening Standard.
Hundreds of millions of people lost their lives in the bloodiest wars throughout history.
Despite all these wars, it is stated that the similar discourses of European leaders and politicians about the war are the product of an ideological effort to show Europe as the center of civilization and humanity.