BREAKING WORLD WAR III NEWS: South Africa’s President, Cyril Ramaphosa Said Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Have Both Agreed to Meet With a Delegation of African Heads of State to Discuss a Possible Plan to End the Russian-Ukraine War. Daniel Whyte III, President of Gospel Light Society International, Says This is a Welcomed and Promising Sign Because, Besides the Innocent Civilian Population of Ukraine, This War Hurts the Continent of Africa the Most.
Ramaphosa said to have spoken with Putin and Zelensky on the weekend (Image: Getty)
BREAKING WORLD WAR III NEWS: South Africa’s President, Cyril Ramaphosa Said Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Have Both Agreed to Meet With a Delegation of African Heads of State to Discuss a Possible Plan to End the Russian-Ukraine War. Daniel Whyte III, President of Gospel Light Society International, Says This is a Welcomed and Promising Sign Because, Besides the Innocent Civilian Population of Ukraine, This War Hurts the Continent of Africa the Most.
The Russian and Ukrainian presidents have both agreed to hold separate meetings with a delegation of African heads of state to discuss a possible plan to end the war in Ukraine, according to South Africa’s president. Mr. Ramaphosa said to have spoken separately over the phone with both Putin and Mr. Zelensky at the weekend.
A statement from his office said both leaders have agreed to host “an African leaders’ peace mission” in Moscow and Kyiv respectively.
Volodymyr Zelensky is Ukraine’s president (Image: Getty)
Putin and Mr. Zelensky have both given him the go-ahead to “commence the preparations”, the president added.
The South African president also said leaders of Zambia, Senegal, Congo, Uganda, and Egypt are planning to join him on the high-profile diplomatic mission. Neither details nor a timeline for the visits were provided at this stage.
Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine in February last year (Image: Getty)
Mr Ramaphosa also discussed the news during a press conference in Cape Town held as part of a state visit by Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. The president said the ongoing conflict has been “devastating” and also hurt the African continent.
Indeed, many countries in Africa have been hit by rising prices of grain and by the impact the conflict has had on world trade.
African leaders, the South African president also said, have been discussing in recent months how they can facilitate the end of the war, started by the unlawful invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops in February 2022.
Mr Ramaphosa said: “This we have been talking about as African leaders, because we concluded that conflict in that part of the world, that much as it does not affect Africa directly in the form of deaths and destruction to our infrastructure, it does have an impact on the lives of many Africans with regards to food security. Prices of fertiliser, cereals and fuel have gone up.”
Ramaphosa said he has spoken with Zelensky and Putin during a state visit by Singapore’s PM (Image: Getty)
This groundbreaking announcement comes just hours after South Africa faced accusations by the US to have supplied Moscow with weapons and ammunition, something which would breach the country’s professed neutrality. South Africa’s defence minister, Thandi Modise, has denied this allegation.
António Guterres, the UN Secretary-General, was briefed on the African delegation’s planned meetings, Mr Ramaphosa said, adding he “welcomed the initiative”.
Last week, Mr Guterres said he didn’t believe peace talks between Kyiv and Moscow would be possible at this stage as “both sides are convinced they can win”.
Speaking to El Pais, he added: “At the moment, I do not see any possibility of achieving immediately – we are not talking about the future – a comprehensive ceasefire, a peace negotiation.”
The UN, he explained, was focused on talks with both Russia and Ukraine aiming to solve immediate issues such as extending the Black Sea grain deal, set to expire in two days.
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