Dirco said the armed conflict 'will no doubt result in human suffering and destruction'.
24 February 2022 - 15:37A member of the Ukrainian army in a combat position near the line of separation from Russian-backed rebels near Horlivka in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, last week.immediately withdraw its forces from Ukraine" after an invasion on Thursday morning.
The tensions between the two eastern European states had been steadily escalating since late last year and this boiled over when Russian forces entered Ukraine. The department of international relations and co-operation said on Thursday afternoon it wanted Russia to withdraw in line with the UN Charter,"
which enjoins all member states to settle their international disputes by peaceful means in such a manner that international peace and security, and justice are not endangered"."The Republic of South Africa is dismayed at the escalation of the conflict in Ukraine. We regret that the situation has deteriorated despite calls for diplomacy to prevail.
Dirco said the country was also calling on the UN Security Council to"play its role in the search for peace".
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