PATHWAYS TO PEACE: Ukraine hoping SA will announce progress on returning abducted children
President Cyril Ramaphosa has apparently spoken to Vladimir Putin about returning Ukrainian children taken to Russia.
President Cyril Ramaphosa reportedly discussed the Pathways to Peace international conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting in India in September. South Africa's attendance at the conference, organized by Canada, Ukraine and Norway, indicates potential support for returning abducted Ukrainian children.
The conference aims to strengthen international efforts to bring people home, protect civilians under Russian control and ensure those who return receive rehabilitation and reintegration services. Ukraine has documented 20,651 cases of unlawful deportation and forcible transfer of Ukrainian children by Russia, with 2,573 children already returned.
South Africa's intelligence adviser Sydney Mufamadi and Director-General of Dirco Zane Dangor attended the conference, but it remains unclear if they conveyed any message from Pretoria regarding progress in securing child releases.
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