Ramaphosa and Putin Plan Call to Discuss War on Ukraine, Peace Push

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa held a call on Monday to discuss Moscow’s ongoing war on Ukraine and efforts to end it.

Putin gave a briefing on his trip last week to Alaska, where he discussed the conflict with US President Donald Trump, and “Ramaphosa expressed support for the ongoing diplomatic efforts aimed at a peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian crisis,” the Kremlin said in a statement. “The mutual commitment to further develop the comprehensive strategic Russian-South African partnership and close cooperation between the two countries on international platforms was confirmed.”