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Vol 64 No 13

Published 22nd June 2023


South Africa

Kyiv and Moscow give peace mission short shrift

After days of awkward and unproductive diplomacy, the economic consequences of the war will worsen for Africa – starting with the collapse of the grain deal

The African peace mission to Ukraine and Russia has exposed the chasm between the two countries – with Kyiv insisting on Russian withdrawal from its territory and Moscow insisting that any peace talks would have to be based on acceptance of Russia's annexation of five Ukrainian provinces.

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