South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa was part of the mission that held talks with the leaders of Ukraine and Russia.
JOHANNESBURG - Ukraine's ambassador to South Africa, Liubov Abravitova, said that the conflict in her country was finally being recognised as a war, although she considered it rather as an invasion.President Cyril Ramaphosa was part of the mission that held talks with the leaders of Ukraine and Russia.
Meanwhile, criticism is continuing to mount following the grounding of a plane in Poland carrying presidential security personnel and journalists. He also questioned why weapons were being carried onboard an SAA flight, saying that this was reminiscent of the apartheid era.
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