Video: Zelenskyy & Ramaphosa Hold Peace Talks In SA, Trump Briefed

Speaking ahead of the visit of Ukrainian President, Volodmyry Zelenskyy, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa stated that he received a call from Donald Trump. 

The call was initially to discuss Russia’s war on Ukraine, but also included other topics. 

Both Ramaphosa and Trump agreed that the war needed to be brought to an end as soon as possible, to avoid any further deaths. The call also took place a day after Ramaphosa had a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The two also reportedly committed to working together to find a peaceful resolution to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. 

While the call with Trump centred around Thursday’s visit by Zelenskyy, it also touched on relations between South Africa and the USA. 

Ramaphosa stated in an X post that they wanted to meet to address various matters. 

“We also spoke about the need to foster good relations between our two countries,” he said. 

There has been a mixed opinion about whether South Africa should attempt to fix things with the US, with many viewing it as giving in to Trump. The US President has made numerous false claims against the country and even cut funding to South Africa. 

He has also offered (white) Afrikaners a chance to become refugees in the USA if they didn’t feel safe in South Africa.