Putin and South Africa's Ramaphosa discussed Ukraine in phone call - Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Moscow had never refused the "diplomatic track" to resolving the conflict in Ukraine in a phone call with his South African counterpart, the Kremlin said. Putin said he supported South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's proposal to involve African leaders in talks regarding a peace process for Ukraine, according to the Kremlin's readout of the call.

He also repeated an offer to deliver Russian grain and fertilisers free of charge to African countries.