{"id":1328,"date":"2023-06-22T09:00:47","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T09:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riskrecon.co.za\/?p=1328"},"modified":"2023-06-22T09:29:49","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T09:29:49","slug":"reflections-analysis-and-commentary-on-the-african-peace-mission-to-ukraine-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/riskrecon.co.za\/?p=1328","title":{"rendered":"Reflections, analysis, and commentary on the African Peace Mission to Ukraine &#038; Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1328\" class=\"elementor elementor-1328\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5702ee0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5702ee0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e576f57\" data-id=\"e576f57\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a94b207 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a94b207\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RiskRecon's Dr Kingsley Makhubela commenting on multiple platforms on the African Peace Mission to Ukraine and Russia<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-381a373 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"381a373\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d45590\" data-id=\"3d45590\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce4985a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce4985a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Below we share a number of interviews where Dr Makhubela analyses and comments on the African peace mission to Ukraine and Russia.\u00a0<\/p><p>An article by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iol.co.za\/capetimes\/news\/african-peace-mission-on-backfoot-9fea2d67-76d6-46f5-b0a5-c8385edd1e15\">Nicola Daniels, IOL, quotes Dr Makhubela as saying:<\/a><\/p><div><p>&#8220;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.<\/p><p>\u201cThe timing was wrong because Ukraine started the counter, amassed almost everything to re-take Russian occupied territory.<\/p><\/div><div><p>\u201cIt 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.<\/p><p>\u201cThe president spoke about de-escalating the conflict, but the US is planning to send F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine. I don\u2019t know what they thought they would achieve, I wouldn\u2019t have advised to go there. A mutually hurting stalemate does not exist, both sides still think they can win militarily,\u201d said Makhubela.&#8221;<\/p><\/div><p>In an interview with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-africa-65916196\">BBC, Dr Makhubela<\/a> also indicates that the forthcoming Russia-Africa Summit, is attracting Western attention, with Ukraine likely to try and convince African nations not to attend.\u00a0<\/p><p>For comprehensive commentary and analysis we share the recent interviews below.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d5b674c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d5b674c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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