Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – A high-level African delegation was preparing to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday, a day after its calls for talks between Moscow and Kyiv were rebuffed by Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky.
The diplomatic team had gone to Kyiv on Friday to voice the concerns of a continent that has suffered from the fallout of Russia's invasion – in particular rising grain prices – with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa insisting "there should be peace through negotiations".
