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May
20
2023
By The African Mirror
Kremlin says African Ukraine peace delegation will visit Moscow

Kremlin says African Ukraine peace delegation will visit Moscow

NEWS
THE Kremlin said that a delegation from African countries hoping to present an initiative to end the conflict in Ukraine would visit Moscow. Several countries have offered to broker peace between Russia and Ukraine, including China, whose special envoy began touring Europe this week in a bid to promote Beijing's plan. Details of the African plan have not been publicly revealed, but South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has said both Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Russia's Vladimir Putin have agreed to meet African leaders. "A group of countries will indeed send a delegation, which will also be in Moscow," Kremlin spokesman…
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May
18
2023
By WENDELL ROELF
Russia, Ukraine to receive African mission on potential peace plan, Pretoria says

Russia, Ukraine to receive African mission on potential peace plan, Pretoria says

NEWS
SOUTH African President Cyril Ramaphosa said that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy had agreed to meet a group of African leaders to discuss a potential peace plan for the conflict. Details of the plan have not been publicly divulged, although Ukraine's stated position for any peace deal is that all Russian troops must withdraw from its territory. "My discussions with the two leaders demonstrated that they are both ready to receive the African leaders and to have a discussion on how this conflict can be brought to an end," Ramaphosa told a joint press briefing with the…
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May
15
2023
By The African Mirror
South Africa is ‘actively non-aligned’ on Ukraine war

South Africa is ‘actively non-aligned’ on Ukraine war

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SOUTH Africa's presidential security advisor said the country was "actively non-aligned" in Russia's war against Ukraine after U.S. allegations it had supplied weapons to Moscow led to a diplomatic crisis this week. The U.S. ambassador to South Africa Reuben Brigety said on Thursday he was confident a Russian ship under U.S. sanctions had collected weapons from a base near Cape Town in December. Senior U.S. officials had "profound concerns" about South Africa not respecting its professed policy of non-alignment, he added. Speaking after leading a delegation on a U.S. visit last month, Sydney Mufamadi, security advisor to President Cyril Ramaphosa, emphasised the…
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May
15
2023
By The African Mirror
South Africa is ‘actively non-aligned’ on Ukraine war, says government

South Africa is ‘actively non-aligned’ on Ukraine war, says government

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SOUTH Africa's presidential security advisor said the country was "actively non-aligned" in Russia's war against Ukraine after U.S. allegations it had supplied weapons to Moscow led to a diplomatic crisis this week. The U.S. ambassador to South Africa Reuben Brigety said on Thursday he was confident a Russian ship under U.S. sanctions had collected weapons from a base near Cape Town in December. Senior U.S. officials had "profound concerns" about South Africa not respecting its professed policy of non-alignment, he added. Speaking after leading a delegation on a U.S. visit last month, Sydney Mufamadi, security advisor to President Cyril Ramaphosa, emphasised the…
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May
05
2023
By STEPHANIE VAN DEN BERG and TOBY STERLING
Putin and his invasion should be on trial in The Hague, says Zelenskiy on visit

Putin and his invasion should be on trial in The Hague, says Zelenskiy on visit

WORLD
RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin must be brought to justice for his war in Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in The Hague, calling for a new international tribunal for the "crime of aggression." "We're going to set up a specific tribunal... to show that these people are not untouchables," Zelenskiy told a press conference, underlining that the invasion itself should be seen as the "primary offence" committed by Moscow. Zelenskiy's declaration was made during his surprise visit to The Hague, known as the capital of international justice. But it was largely symbolic - the idea of such a court has…
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Apr
07
2023
By The African Mirror
Macron seeks China’s help on Ukraine, Xi ‘willing’ to call Zelenskiy

Macron seeks China’s help on Ukraine, Xi ‘willing’ to call Zelenskiy

WORLD
MICHEL ROSE and LAURIE CHEN CHINA'S Xi Jinping expressed willingness to speak to Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the head of the EU said after French President Emmanuel Macron urged Beijing to talk sense to Russia over the war in Ukraine. In closely watched talks, European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen and Macron met with Xi in Beijing. Macron said the West must engage China to help end the crisis and prevent "spiralling" tensions that could split global powers into warring blocs. Xi, who has sought to position China as a potential mediator in the conflict but has been seen…
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Feb
25
2023
By The African Mirror
Zelenskiy: Ukraine should boost diplomacy in Africa, and Latin America

Zelenskiy: Ukraine should boost diplomacy in Africa, and Latin America

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UKRAINIAN President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, seeking to strengthen Kyiv's diplomatic efforts following Russia's invasion, called for a summit with Latin American leaders and said Ukraine should take steps to build relations with African countries. He told a news conference on the first anniversary of Russia's invasion that he would like countries from across Latin America and Africa, as well as China and India, to join a peace formula proposed by Kyiv to end the war with Russia. "You know how difficult it is for me to leave the country, but I would travel especially for this meeting," he said of the…
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Feb
21
2023
By The African Mirror
Biden walks through Kyiv to show resolve ahead of war’s anniversary

Biden walks through Kyiv to show resolve ahead of war’s anniversary

WORLD
PAVEL POLITYUK and MAX HUNDER U.S. President Joe Biden walked around central Kyiv on an unannounced visit, promising to stand with Ukraine as long as it takes, on a trip timed to upstage the Kremlin ahead of the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion. Biden, in trademark aviator sunglasses, and President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, in green battle fatigues, walked side-by-side to a gold-domed cathedral on a bright winter morning pierced by the sound of air raid sirens. "When (Russian President Vladimir) Putin launched his invasion nearly one year ago, he thought Ukraine was weak and the West was divided. He thought he…
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Feb
09
2023
By ELIZABETH PIPER and ALISTAIR SMOUT
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy calls for ‘wings for freedom’ fighter jets on trip to Europe

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy calls for ‘wings for freedom’ fighter jets on trip to Europe

WORLD
PRESIDENT Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged Britain and others to give Ukraine "wings for freedom" by sending combat aircraft to help turn the tide against Russia's offensive, hoping to overcome Western reluctance to take that step. Western countries have scaled up their pledges of military aid for Ukraine this year with promises of hundreds of tanks and armoured vehicles as well as longer-range weapons, but have so far refused to deliver warplanes. Britain said it wanted to start training Ukrainian fighter pilots as soon as possible and was investigating which jets London could send, but with a caveat that this was long-term action rather…
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Feb
04
2023
By The African Mirror
Zelenskiy vows to defend ‘fortress’ Bakhmut, hosts EU leaders in Kyiv

Zelenskiy vows to defend ‘fortress’ Bakhmut, hosts EU leaders in Kyiv

WORLD
TOM BALMFORTH and DAN PELESCHUK UKRAINIANS will fight "for as long as we can" to hold the eastern city of Bakhmut, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy vowed on Friday, as he hosted European Union leaders to discuss further sanctions on Russia and Kyiv's EU prospects. Shortly after Zelenskiy spoke, air raid sirens sounded once again in Kyiv and across the country - a regular occurrence during months of Russian missile attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure far from the battlefields in the east and south - but there were no immediate reports of new air strikes. The head of the EU's executive Commission…
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