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Qaanitah Hunter

Can South Africa help Russia and Ukraine reach a peace deal?

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, right, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after a meeting in Pretoria, South Africa [Themba Hadebe/AP]

Pretoria, South Africa – As Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held talks with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in Pretoria, the pro-Russia opposition condemned the visit while protesters gathered outside government buildings with a banner reading, “Shame on you, Ramaphosa and Zelenskyy.”

Zelenskyy cut short his first state visit to South Africa on Thursday, saying he would “return to Ukraine immediately” after overnight Russian attacks killed at least 12 people in Kyiv.

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