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Speaker 1: While President Voladimir Zelenski of Ukraine was on midair to

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South Africa. On Wednesday, President Vladimir Putin led Russia engaged

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the Ukrainian capital Kievlk never before since the full scale

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war began on February twenty four, twenty twenty two, with

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disastrous murderous Rainy air bombardments causing ten deaths and over

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eighty people injured, with military intelligence suggesting that President Vladimir

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Putin may have launched the massive attacks on the Ukrainian

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capital as a calculated distraction to President Voladimir Zelenski over

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his visit to South Africa, where Zelenski had planned to

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meet with representatives of Sibyl political and student communities from

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different Africa countries a continent. It appears Russia has built

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tighter relations within recent years in the struggle for geopolitical

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supremacy against its rivals in the world powers like the

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US and France, which Africa countries like Senegal, Chad, Mali, Bukina,

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Fasso I’ve Niger had cut military ties with France and

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expelled its troops, and some of the Africa countries like

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Chad and Niger have also expelled US troops and cut

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military ties with the White House, and they all, including

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South Africa, have moved closer to Russia. But since June

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twenty twenty three, when South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa led

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an African leaders peace mission to Ukraine and Russia where

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they both met with Zelenski and Putin. After the failed

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peace initiative, Ukraine has stepped up its relations in the

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Africa continent by sharing technological and military experience with African nations,

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donating grains, opening additional embassies in the Africa continent with

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Ivory Coast and Democratic Republic of Congo DRC already established.

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Out of the ten new embassies pledged in twenty twenty three,

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which President Volodimir Zelenski said in December twenty twenty three

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to one of Ukraine’s foreign policy priorities for twenty twenty four,

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is continuing to develop ties with African countries as Moscow

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seeks to expand its influence on the continent. Zelenski, shortly

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after arriving in South Africa early morning on Thursday night,

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said he will cut short his visit in South Africa

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and return home due to the Russia air bombardments from

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Wednesday night till Thursday morning. In Kiev, Zelensky still held

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a planned meeting with the South African President Cyril Ramafosa

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at the government’s Union buildings in Pretoria. Shortly after arriving

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in South Africa, Zelenski tweeted on his ex social media

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handled that we are preparing for important meetings in South

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Africa with President Cyril Ramafosa and representatives of political, civil

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and student communities of African countries. Condemning Russia attacks on Kiev,

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Zelensky said, it is an honor for me to be

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in the Republic of South Africa today on my first visit.

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This morning, our country endured another Russian ATAS attack, a

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massive one with over two hundred aerial threats, missiles, including

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ballistic ones and attack drones. Unfortunately, there have been destructions

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and losses in our capital and other cities. Over eighty

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people have been wounded in these strikes. Tragically, there are

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fatalities in Kiev. Among those killed were a brother and sister.

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The young man was twenty one and the young woman

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was nineteen. My condolences to all those who have lost

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their loved ones. Rescue operations are still ongoing because of

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this Russian attack, I have decided to shorten the program

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of my visit to South Africa. However, our Minister for

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Foreign Affairs remains here as a sign of our respect

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and to carry out all the meetings that were scheduled.

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We are grateful for the respect shown to Ukraine, for

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the support and for the shared sense, the sense that

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this war must be brought to an end as soon

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as possible. Today President Cyril Ramaphosa and I did discussed

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the importance of uniting global efforts as fully as possible

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now too apply the necessary pressure on Russia, pressure for

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the sake of peace. We also spoke about the opportunities

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within the G twenty framework. South Africa currently holds the

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G twenty presidency and the role of the Group of

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twenty can be significantly greater in defending human life. Earlier,

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Zelensky said, it has been forty four days since Ukraine

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agreed to a full cease fire and a halt to strikes.

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This was a proposal from the United States, and it

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has been forty four days of Russia continuing to kill

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our people and evading tough pressure and accountability for its actions.

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It is extremely important that everyone around the world sees

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and understands what is really happening. Nearly seventy missiles, including

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ballistic ones, and about one hundred and fifty attack drones. Unfortunately,

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there is significant destruction. Rescue operations are on going and

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the rubble of residential buildings is being cleared. As of

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this moment, over eighty people have been injured across Ukraine.

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Everyone is receiving the necessary assistance. Regrettably, nine people have

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been killed in Kiev. My condolences go out to their

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families and loved ones. There was a report from the

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military command. I instructed the Minister of Defense of Ukraine

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to immediately contact our partners regarding our requests to strengthen

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their defenses. Today I will brief President Ramifoser of South Africa,

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who currently holds the G twenty presidency, on the situation

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and our need to intensify global diplomatic efforts. The strikes

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must be stopped immediately and unconditionally. We also count on

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support in humanitarian matters in the return of our prisoners

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and Ukrainian children abducted by Russia. I am canceling part

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of the program for this visit and will return to

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Ukraine immediately after the meeting with the President of South Africa.

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The Foreign Minister of Ukraine will hold all the necessary

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meetings in South Africa to fully inform the country’s political

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and civil society leaders about the situation. I am grateful

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to everyone around the world who stands with Ukraine and

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supports our people. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump of the United

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States US on Thursday called on Vladimir Putin to halt

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attacks on Ukraine in a rare rebuke of the Russian

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leader after Moscow fired a barrage of missiles and drones

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at Kiev, killing at least ten in the deadliest attack

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on the capitol in months. The direct appeal to Putin

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came after Ukrainian President Voladimir Zelensky urged his allies to

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put Russia under more pressure to halt its invasion. I

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am not happy with the Russian strikes on Kiev, Trump

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said on social media. Not necessary and very bad timing.

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Vladimir stop, He said, Let’s get the peace steel done.

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Trump’s envoy Steve which is due in Russia this week,

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where he is expected to hold talks with Putin on

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a possible deal, his fourth since Trump returned to the

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White House in January. Ukraine has been batted with aerial

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attacks throughout Russia’s three year invasion, but deadly strikes on Kiev,

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better protected by air defenses than other cities, are less common.

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According to AFP, the attacks through more doubt On already

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fought US efforts to push Russia and Ukraine to agree

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to a ceasefire, with Trump having lashed out at Zelensky

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this week for not being willing to accept Russian occupation

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of Crimea, annexed by Moscow in twenty fourteen. We do

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everything that our partners have proposed, only what contradicts our

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legislation and the constitution we cannot do, Zelensky told reporters

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in South Africa in response to a question about Crimea.

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Zelensky also questioned whether Kiev’s allies with themselves doing enough

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to force Putin to agree to a full and unconditional ceasefire.

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Don’t see any strong pressure on Russia or any new

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sanctions packages against Russia’s aggression, Zelensky said, highlighting that Trump

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had previously warned of repercussions if Moscow did not agree

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to pause the fighting. The strikes must be stopped immediately

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and unconditionally, Zelensky said, calling Thursday morning’s aerial assault one

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of the most sophisticated, most brazen of the entire war.

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Loud blasts sounded over the Ukrainian capital at around one

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am two thousand, two hundred GMT after air raid sirens

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rang out across Kiev. AFP journalists on the ground said

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rescuers on Thursday afternoons said ten people were killed and

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ninety injured. Russia said it had targeted Ukraine’s defense industry,

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including plants that produced rocket fuel and gunpowder. AFP reported

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we had reported that the Hukranian President Voladimir Zelensky has

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accused China government led by President Shei Jinping, of helping

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Russia by thus allegedly sending the country’s weapon production workers

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to Russia to be producing gunpowder, artillery, among other military weapons.

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The enemy neighboring country Russia under President Vladimir Putin, now

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using to attack and destroy Ukraine. This Zelensky confirmed that

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Russia attacked Kharkiv with ballistic missiles as Christians said to

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mark this year Good Friday, which do held the celebration

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of East just as the United States government, through the

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Office of the Secretary of State Marco Rubio also on Friday,

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said that if the war in Ukraine can’t be stopped,

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the US will move on because the US is not

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the cause of the war and the North America country

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has been helping Ukraine since the start of the war

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three years ago. Lady Quindi Ugni in a morgigitalm