South African President Cyril RamaphosaMOSCOW, Mar 17 South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in light of the conflict in Ukraine urged to work on the revival of the Non-Aligned Movement, and also declared the weakness of the UN in the current situation. The Non-Aligned Movement is an international organization founded in 1961 during the Cold War. It united the states of Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe, which declared that they did not belong to the Soviet military bloc or to the Western one.South African ruling party called on MulticChoice to restore RT broadcasts»We must work to revive the Non-Aligned Movement so that those countries that are not in competition for hegemony between major powers can work together to build world peace,» the President of South Africa stressed, speaking in parliament. The leader's words are quoted on his Twitter. Although South Africa is in solidarity with the position of the UN, which calls for an end to hostilities in Ukraine, the whole situation has demonstrated the «weakness of the structure and practical actions» of the organization, the president said. According to him, it is necessary to overdo the multilateral approach to resolving issues of peace and security. Ramaphosa also added that South Africa is ready to support efforts to end the conflict in Ukraine and achieve a lasting peace.
South Africa filed a lawsuit against Meta due to «abuse of position» Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24th. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the Armed Forces strike only at the military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops. With the support of the Russian Armed Forces, the DPR and LPR groups are developing an offensive, but there is no talk of the occupation of Ukraine, the President of Russia emphasized. In response, Western countries introduced a number of new anti-Russian sanctions. Many foreign companies have suspended their work in the Russian Federation.
