A group of African leaders have met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow to push for an end to the war in Ukraine. This is South African President Cyril Ramaphosa speaking in Moscow.

President Cyril Ramaphosa: “And we are here to communicate a very clear message that we would like this war to be ended.”

The presidents of Senegal, Zambia and Comoros, as well as top envoys from Egypt, Uganda and the Republic of Congo, also took part in the talks.