TALLINN, Estonia Vladimir Putin isn’t quite the man he used to be more than a decade has passed since the Russian president engaged in public stunts to boast of his vigor by hugging a polar bear or riding a horse barechested in the mountains. The war in Ukraine has further dented that…
SOUTH African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s confidential affidavit, which has now been made public after the South Gauteng High Court ordered it be made public, has revealed that South Africa told the International Criminal Court that it had issues in executing the warrant of arrest for President Vladimir Putin and it cannot risk South Africa going into war…
A team of senior officials is already on the ground in Moscow and Kyiv to prepare for the visit by President Cyril Ramaphosa and other leaders on the continent to lead peace talks between the two countries. Ramaphosa’s spokesperson Vincent Magwenya said the peace mission by six African leaders was in the interest of the continent…
JOHANNESBURG, May 15 (Reuters) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday the country's non-aligned position did not favour Russia over other states and reiterated its call for a peaceful resolution to the conflict in Ukraine. His comments in a weekly presidential newsletter came on the heels of U.S. allegations last week that weapons were…
JOHANNESBURG,(Reuters) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday blamed NATO for the war in Ukraine and said he would resist calls to condemn Russia, in comments that cast doubt over whether he would be accepted by Ukraine or the West as a mediator. "The war could have been avoided if NATO had heeded the…