Wendy Shay is asking people to view a video that went viral, showing a Russian man and some Ghanaian women with compassion rather than disapproval.
During her concert on February 16, 2026, she addressed the controversy directly to her audience for a brief moment on stage.
“I believe we’ve all seen some videos trending on social media that involved a Russian and some Ghanaian girls. I’m not condoning what the women did, but I want to draw your attention to something,” Wendy Shay said.
According to her, the occurrence is a reflection of deeply ingrained cultural beliefs that have been passed down through the generations.
“What happened was a result of what our grandparents and our parents kept in our minds. They made us feel like ‘white’ people or foreigners are more human than we the blacks. What happened to the women could actually happen to anyone at all,” she observed.
Instead of publicly humiliating the women, the singer urged people to concentrate on justice and understanding.
“I’m pleading that you should minimise criticising them because they’re also humans. I feel this is the time that we can all come together and arrest the man.
“I think his mission was to make people have the perception that African women are cheap, but we are not cheap,” she stressed.
In closing, Wendy Shay urged Ghanaians to provide the women with emotional support and aid in their recovery from the experience.
“This is due to what we were fed on since childhood, so we should all come together to help these women heal,” she further stated.
