Ramaphosa’s top cop, Maj-Gen Wally Rhoode, accuses Poland of ‘sabotaging’ peace initiative
Rhoode went on to say: “Now, all of a sudden we must have permits and are putting the life of our president in jeopardy because we could have been in Kyiv this afternoon already.
Meanwhile, earlier Ramaphosa met with Duda and other officials, accompanied by international relations & co-operation minister Naledi Pandor, special envoy Bejani Chauke and legal adviser Nonkululeko Jele ahead of his peace initiative to bring an end to the war in Russia and Ukraine. The media contingent covering the mission travelled abroad with specialised police officers including members of the army, PPS, and counter assault team among others, were not allowed to disembark from the flight once it landed in Poland.
The crew and media which was meant to take another flight heading to Rzesow airport, to drop off an advance team and some media that were expected to join Ramaphosa on the Kyiv leg of the trip. Members of the special forces were still in the plane when Ramaphosa started his arduous journey to Kyiv. After the brief meeting at the back of the plane, the pilot announced that: “Ladies and gentlemen, we have experienced so many challenges and have done so much to make things work however I am very proud to be the captain of this flight and team of cabin crew.
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