Ramaphosa says South Africa has been asked to mediate Russia-Ukraine conflict

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa gives a statement on the coronavirus disease vaccination, during a European Union - African Union summit, in Brussels, Belgium February 18, 2022. [Reuters]

President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday South Africa had been asked to mediate in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and that he had told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in a phone call it should be settled through negotiations.