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South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, announced recently that six African leaders would be traveling to Ukraine and Russia to help find a solution to the long-drawn-out war. Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Ukrainian leader Zelenskyy have agreed to receive the African peace mission in their respective capitals
South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa, announced recently that six African leaders would be travelling to Ukraine and Russia to help find a solution to the long drawn-out war. Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Ukrainian leader Zelenskyy have agreed to receive the African peace mission in their respective capitals, according to Ramaphosa. The Secretary General of the United Nations was also briefed and so is the African Union office, said the South African president.
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The heads of state from Zambia, Senegal, the Republic of Congo, Uganda, Egypt, and South Africa will be visiting both countries under the peace initiative. It may be recalled that as reported by www.trendsnafrica.com recently Ramaphosa said that his country has been under extraordinary pressure to pick sides in the conflict, following accusations from the United States that Pretoria supplied weapons to Moscow in its fight against Ukraine. South Africa, he professed, would continue with its diplomatic neutrality as enshrined in the spirit of the Non-Aligned Movement.
