The President of the Republic of South Africa, His Excellency Cyril Ramaphosa has called the president of Russia, Vladimir Puttin.

 

 

Ramaphosa took to social media to update the Citizens of South Africa on what the two discussed.

 

“Thanking His Excellency President Vladimir Putin for taking my call today, so I could gain an understanding of the situation that was unfolding between Russia and Ukraine,” he said.

“I outlined our position on the conflict that has unfolded as well as our belief that the conflict should be resolved through mediation and negotiation between the parties and – if need be – with the help of agencies that can help bring a solution to the conflict,” Ramaphosa posted.

“President Putin appreciated our balanced approach. We believe this position enables both parties to subject the conflict to mediation & negotiation. Based on our relations with the Russian Federation & as member of BRICS, South Africa has been approached to play a mediation role,” he added.

 

Russia has been attacking Ukraine for the past few weeks.

 

Following it’s decision to attack Ukraine, many countries have hit the government of Russia with sanctions.