Alberta Premier Danielle Smith apologizes for comments on Russia Ukraine war

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has apologized for comments she made about the Russia-Ukraine war before winning the United Conservative Party (UCP) leadership contest.

The apology came just over 48 hours after Smith accused the Opposition NDP of an “attempted politicization” of the war, and it came the day after she tried to downplay statements from her past.

Some of those “ill-informed comments” were made earlier this year during a live-streamed question-and-answer session on a social media site, in which she suggested the only way for the war to end was if Ukraine remained “neutral.”

“I think the only answer for Ukraine is neutrality,” Smith said in April. “There are thriving nations that have managed with neutrality.”

On Sunday, Smith accused the Alberta NDP of trying to politicize the Russian invasion by criticizing her comments, something she called “offensive and inappropriate.” She claimed her Ukrainian great-grandfather “fled communism” and immigrated to Canada after the First World War – claims Global News has not been able to verify.

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