South Africa's Ramaphosa backs efforts to end Ukraine war in call with Putin
JOHANNESBURG, Feb 10 (Reuters) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa expressed his country's support for efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict in a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, Ramaphosa's office said.
"The two leaders also discussed cooperation in key international fora such as BRICS and the G20," South Africa's presidency said in a statement.
"President Ramaphosa and President Putin pledged their support to the process of returning South Africans fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine," it added.
South Africa's government
said
in November that 17 of its citizens had joined mercenary forces fighting in Ukraine and that the men had sent distress calls for help to return home.
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