Cyril Ramaphosa is attempting to garner support for upcoming African peace delegation to Ukraine and Russia
South Africa may abandon its role as host of this year’s Brics summit in a bid to avoid international pressure to arrest Russian president, Vladimir Putin, who is currently wanted by the international criminal court on charges of war crimes.
In a flurry of diplomatic activity around Ukraine, South Africa with five other African states is trying to garner support for a new peace plan. South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, on Saturday briefed Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, on the upcoming visit by African leaders to Russia and Ukraine in a bid to end hostilities. China has its own peace mission underway, and it is not clear what the Africa mission might add.
