South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has blamed NATO for the war in Ukraine and said he would resist calls to condemn Russia
Ramphosa who had been a potential mediator in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, faulted NATO for triggering war in the former Soviet republic by expanding eastward onto Moscow’s back door..
He told South African lawmakers on Thursday: “The war could have been avoided if NATO had heeded the warnings from amongst its own leaders and officials over the years that its eastward expansion would lead to greater, not less, instability in the region”
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He also claimed that the number of US troops in Europe has increased by about a quarter in the past two months alone
Russian president Vladimir Putin has stated NATO’s increasing military presence close to the borders of Ukraine as the main reason behind the invasion.
South Africa abstained from backing the United Nations General Assembly resolution that condemned Russia’s military action in Ukraine, and chose instead to remain neutral alongside 34 other countries, including China, India and Pakistan.
The South African president said it was important to understand the causes of the crisis, but that doesn’t mean agreeing with the Russian invasion.
Ramaphosa said: “We cannot condone the use of force or violation of international law”
His latest comments came after he revealed last week that he had been asked to help mediate the negotiations between Moscow and Kiev.
Ramaphosa said that he had already spoken to Putin, who indicated that he was eager to end the fighting, and hoped to talk soon with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Without identifying the countries that have pressured him, the South African leader noted on Thursday: “There are those who are insisting that we should take a very adversarial stance and position against Russia”
“The approach that we have chosen to take, which is appreciated by many, is that we are insisting that there should be dialogue. Screaming and shouting is not going to bring an end to this conflict.”
Niamh Harris
War could have been avoided.. but war was the goal.
On the 24 th in Belgrade a protest rally is being held opposing NATOs planned invasion of Ukraine and Russia,.
It seems rheir plans already falling apart They need to divide the BRICS nations but have failed and so they will fail now.
The old school WAR room of capitalism VS communism is out dated since the russia/china industral complex has been at the top of the world trade ORG a long long time.NO super powers left from america were it counts at the WTO/russia`s super powers are still very much alive.But putin has never left his house or nuked the west in all his years as leader of the communists.America`s good old old boy network still fears the domino`s falling but they have`nt.Russia does`nt want the capitalism domino`s taking over their turf either but the west can`t leave the best alone to build and fuel the world still hell bent on MADD
A VOICE OF REASON while what putin is doing an`t in any way nice the 34 countrys that back him up have their reasons to.Bill clinton blanket bombed chechnya into NATO so he set this reaction in place ages ago as putin won`t let the dominos fall into capitalism on his turf on his watch a long watch with zero nuke buttons pushed THANK GOD he never did thanks for that putin but time has come to sign some more peace accords?
37 countries don’t including China Brazil India Over half the population. So the democratic majority.
XI JINPING is head GENERAL COMMUNIST leader of china they do no have presidents but generals leading them by force somethhing most people have a problem with no human rights slaves BUT BIDEN is his best buddy come on now american an`t as dumb as all that
South Africa belongs to Queen Elizabeth. Technically. But she can’t force them to accept her as their landlord She has to gain their trust.
Anyway they know without dividing the BRICS nations they can’t win. So they have to threaten China with propagandas in their msm of he doesn’t comply targeting him as the next war criminal and human rights abuser Like Obomber said as he waved the Chinese president off from their charming dinner at rhe whites House, if he doesn’t do what we want we will crush him like a bug.