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The UK’s has come under fire for saying that war is "alien" toÌýÌýEurope during a visit to the Ukrainian Cultural Centre in London on Wednesday.

"It’s very alien to see this in Europe. We are all behind you,"Ìýhe said to volunteers at the centre.

TheÌýprince added thatÌýhe wanted to do more to helpÌýand that he andÌýthe Duchess of Cambridge "feel so useless", according to Metro UK.

The royals said they wereÌý"choosing the right words"Ìýwhen talking about Russia’s unprovoked war on with their children.

³Û±ð³ÙÌý comments on Ukraine were jumped on by activists, who said he had ignored the countlessÌýwars and conflict on European soil.

Author and journalist Omid Scobie said: "Europe has seen some of the bloodiest conflict in the past two centuries".

Scobie gaveÌýthe Yugoslav Wars, occurring between 1991 and 2001, as an example, as an example, which included theÌýÌýwhenÌý5,000 Muslim Bosniak men and boys were systematically killed by a Ìý³¾¾±±ô¾±³Ù¾±²¹.

Unsurprised to see backlash against Prince William's ignorant remark (reported by ). Europe has seen some of the bloodiest conflict in the past two centuries—Balkans, Yugoslavia, Germany and Kosovo to name a few. But sure, let's normalise war and death in Africa and Asia.

— Omid Scobie (@scobie)

Others criticised the prince's apparentÌýfailure to acknowledge the UK's bloodyÌý past, which has been the catalyst for numerous wars on both the African and Asian continents.

Prince William’s comments come after against several Western media outlets'Ìýcoverage of the Ukraine war, which has been accused of being racially biased.

Renowned outlets such as CBS and Al Jazeera emphasised Ukraine’s "proximity to Europe"Ìýand "civility"Ìýwhen drawing comparisons to the war in Eastern Europe and conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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