Leaders from several African countries arrived in Russia on Saturday as part of their ongoing “peace mission.”
The presidents of Comoros, Senegal, South Africa and Zambia joined with the prime minister of Egypt and diplomats from Congo and Uganda for the trip.
The diplomatic mission arrived in St. Petersburg for an audience with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a ceremony of presenting the Russian Hero of Labour gold medals and national awards in the fields of science and technology, literature and art, humanitarian efforts, charity and human rights advocacy for the previous year, at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
“This conflict is affecting Africa negatively,” South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said at a Friday news conference. “I do believe that Ukrainians feel that they must fight and not give up. The road to peace is very hard.”
He added, “There is a need to bring this conflict to an end sooner rather than later.”