Ukraine's ambassador to South Africa Liubov Abravitova believes a call between President Cyril Ramaphosa and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky has sent a strong signal to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Ukrainian ambassador to South Africa Liubov Abravitova believes a call between President Cyril Ramaphosa and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, has sent a strong signal to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Ramaphosa and Zelensky spoke on Wednesday night in a call, which was confirmed by Abravitova to News24.
The US has called on South Africa to desist from sitting on the fence and name the aggressor in the war in Ukraine. Addressing the media from Pretoria on Thursday, US Embassy chargé d'affaires Todd Haskell quoted the words of struggle icon Desmond Tutu, saying: "In the fight between the oppressor and the oppressed, choosing not to take sides is taking the side of the oppressor."