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."
Ukrainian ambassador to SA Liubov Abravitova on Thursday said she believed SA abstained from the UN General Assembly vote reprimanding Russia because it was obliged to for the support it received from the Soviet Union during apartheid.