A delegation of top African leaders are set to meet with the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, on Saturday after the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, on Friday refused the delegation’s calls for talks between Moscow and Kyiv. AFP reports that the diplomatic team had gone to Kyiv on Friday to express the concerns of the African continent that had suffered from the fallout of Russia’s invasion on Ukraine, particularly rising grain prices with South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, insisting “there should be peace through negotiations”.
African Leaders Set To Meet Russian President, Putin After Negotiation With Ukrainian Leader, ZelenskyAFP reports that the diplomatic team had gone to Kyiv on Friday to express the concerns of the African continent that had suffered from the fallout of Russia’s invasion on Ukraine, particularly rising grain prices with South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, insisting “there should be peace through negotiations”.
Zelensky said the strike on Kyiv during the delegation’s visit showed that Putin either did not control his army, or was “irrational”.“It is precisely that type of event that we saw today… that makes us call for de-escalation,” Ramaphosa said, quoting Nelson Mandela several times on the need for peace.
The group includes four presidents: Ramaphosa, Senegal’s Macky Sall, Zambia’s Hakainde Hichilema and Comoros’ Azali Assoumani, who also currently heads the African Union. There was no reported damage inside the city, but seven people including two children were wounded, the regional police said.
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