RiskRecon's Dr Kingsley Makhubela commenting on multiple platforms on the African Peace Mission to Ukraine and Russia
Below we share a number of interviews where Dr Makhubela analyses and comments on the African peace mission to Ukraine and Russia.
An article by Nicola Daniels, IOL, quotes Dr Makhubela as saying:
“Conflict resolution expert and director at RiskRecon, Dr Kingsley Makhubela added that while they could not be blamed for trying, the writing was on the wall that the talks would not succeed in ending the war.
“The timing was wrong because Ukraine started the counter, amassed almost everything to re-take Russian occupied territory.
“It is at the height of the conflict, when both sides are buoyant thinking they would win. The timing of the mission was irrelevant given the conditions. Countries supporting Ukraine needed to underwrite this mission.
“The president spoke about de-escalating the conflict, but the US is planning to send F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine. I don’t know what they thought they would achieve, I wouldn’t have advised to go there. A mutually hurting stalemate does not exist, both sides still think they can win militarily,” said Makhubela.”
In an interview with the BBC, Dr Makhubela also indicates that the forthcoming Russia-Africa Summit, is attracting Western attention, with Ukraine likely to try and convince African nations not to attend.
For comprehensive commentary and analysis we share the recent interviews below.