Pretoria – South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa has spoken to the recently reelected Russian President Vladimir Putin about ending the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
“President Ramaphosa, today, 28 March 2024, held a telephone discussion with the President of the Russian Federation, President Vladimir Putin,” said Vincent Magwenya, Spokesperson to the President in a statement on Thursday.
“The two leaders discussed the ongoing efforts in the search for a peaceful end to the conflict in Ukraine.
“The leaders also discussed broad areas of bilateral cooperation between the two countries.”
The statement added: “President Ramaphosa also expressed his condolences to President Putin and the people of Russia following the recent terrorist attacks that killed 137 people”.
Putin has attributed the attack to radical Islamists and also suggested that Ukraine might be involved.
However, Ukraine has denied any involvement in the attacks.
