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South Africa's Ramaphosa backs efforts to end Ukraine war in call with Putin

BY Reuters | ECONOMIC | 09:31 AM EST

JOHANNESBURG, Feb 10 (Reuters) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa expressed his country's support for efforts ?to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict ?in a phone call with ?Russian President Vladimir ?Putin on ?Tuesday, Ramaphosa's office said.

"The two ?leaders also discussed ?cooperation in key international fora such as ?BRICS and ?the ?G20," South Africa's presidency said in a statement.

"President Ramaphosa ?and President Putin pledged their support to the process of returning South Africans fighting alongside ?Russian ?forces in Ukraine," it added.

South Africa's government said ?in November that 17 of its citizens had joined mercenary forces fighting in Ukraine and that the men ?had sent distress calls for help to return home.

(Reporting by ?Anathi Madubela;Editing by Alexander Winning)

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