President Cyril Ramaphosa's fear of Russia's "declaration of war" over Vladimir Putin's arrest saga seems forgotten as he presses for peace between Russia and Ukraine in a face-to-face meeting with Putin. Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya told News24 on Tuesday that the Africa-led peace mission had established confidence between the warring countries in Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine since February last year. Ramaphosa – who will attend the Russia-Africa summit in St Petersburg, Russia, planned for Thursday and Friday – will meet Putin a week after his publicised affidavit to the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria that his fear of war with Russia was the reason he did not want to execute the March-issued International Criminal Court (ICC) Putin arrest warrant.

Source: News 24 July 26, 2023 21:58 UTC