Climate activist Greta Thunberg's meeting with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky proves we are living in a “strange world”, says Curtin University political analyst Professor Joe Siracusa.
Climate activist Greta Thunberg’s meeting with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky proves we are living in a “strange world”, says Curtin University political analyst Professor Joe Siracusa.
“Here we have a celebrity President of Ukraine meeting the poster girl for climate change,” Mr Siracusa told Sky News Australia. “Can you think of a country that is as far away from climate change as Ukraine that struggles to feed people?”
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