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Minister of International Relations Naledi Pandor welcomed her counterpart Sergei Lavrov for talks in Pretoria. Photo: Supplied

Pandor hails friendship with Russia despite its war on Ukraine

South Africa has refused to condemn Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine and last week announced it will host joint maritime drills with Russia and China in February

A nation cannot continuously live in fear; there comes a time when leaders, the people and the country to take a stand. Photo: Timothy A Clary/AFP/Getty Images

US to send Ukraine precision guided weapons to bolster Ukraine forces in the country

The US is attempting to help Kyiv’s war effort while not being seen as a direct belligerent

In the time of wars and refugees, let us now talk peace

When Russia illegally invaded Ukraine, was not that the moment for the United Nations to send its secretary general to Moscow to demand a ceasefire?

Ukraine’s ambassador to Pretoria, Liubov Abravitova

‘The aim is agreeing on values’: Ukrainian ambassador on Ramaphosa’s call with Zelenskiy

Liubov Abravitova welcomed the belated telephone conversation and said Zelenskiy made plain that this was Russia’s war, with consequences for the whole world

Fated: American soldiers in World War I.  (Photo by FRANCE PRESSE VOIR / AFP)

Europe is sleepwalking into another world war

Russia is at war with Ukraine because it is at war with Nato, which is commanded by the United States

It’s easy to leave Ukraine if you have a foreign passport, but if you’re a male citizen of combat age, attempting to cross the border is fraught with danger. (Photo by FADEL SENNA/AFP via Getty Images)

‘Cannon meat’: The men of combat age stuck in Ukraine

If you’re a male citizen of combat age, attempting to cross the border is fraught with danger.

“Vintage photograph of HMS Centurion taken in 1923, in Malta harbour.   She took part in the Battle of Jutland in the first world war, and she also took part in world war two.  NOTE: Real historic photo so the quality is not great.” (Getty Images)

Europe is sleepwalking into another world war

Russia is at war with Ukraine because it is at war with Nato, which is commanded by the United States

President Cyril Ramaphosa tweeted on 11 March that he had spoken to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko / POOL / AFP)        (Photo credit should read ALEXANDER ZEMLIANICHENKO/AFP via Getty Images)

Ramaphosa says Putin wants end to Russia-Ukraine ‘conflict’

The president said he was hoping to speak to Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy

Despite its status as the world’s largest humanitarian disaster, the international community has largely failed to respond in a meaningful way to the carnage. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

Understanding the war in Ukraine

The US is more concerned with inflicting pain on the Russians than helping the Ukrainians, according to a Kyiv-based journalist