How Ukraine wants South Africa to push for peace
If Putin succeeds in what he is doing it could encourage other authoritarian leaders, says the Ukrainian ambassador to this country
As Ukraine remembers 1,000 days since it was invaded by Russia, its top envoy in South Africa says President Cyril Ramaphosa should push for lasting peace in her country, using the opportunity of South Africa’s G20 presidency in the coming year.
Speaking to the FM in Cape Town the day after some of the heaviest action in the war, Ukraine ambassador Liubov Abravitova emphasises the importance of South African and international support in ending the conflict. Her country had just used long-range army tactical missile systems provided by the US. Russia says six such missiles were fired in the Bryansk region, in what it says represents a “new phase” in the war...
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