{"id":2350,"date":"2022-03-07T11:09:25","date_gmt":"2022-03-07T11:09:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/?p=2350"},"modified":"2022-03-07T11:10:51","modified_gmt":"2022-03-07T11:10:51","slug":"former-south-africa-president-backs-putin-in-ukraine-conflict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/2350\/former-south-africa-president-backs-putin-in-ukraine-conflict\/","title":{"rendered":"Former South Africa President backs Putin in Ukraine conflict"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-reactid=\".1y765srd1wq.1.0.1.1.1.1:$post-6225a0d2980bea49f4b7b70e.0.6.0.0:$post_1\">Former South Africa President <a href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/?s=Jacob+Zuma\">Jacob Zuma<\/a> has backed President Vladimir Putin in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, describing him as a man of peace.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".1y765srd1wq.1.0.1.1.1.1:$post-6225a0d2980bea49f4b7b70e.0.6.0.0:$post_2\">Western nations have imposed punitive sanctions on Russia, including the freezing of Mr Putin&#8217;s foreign assets over his invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".1y765srd1wq.1.0.1.1.1.1:$post-6225a0d2980bea49f4b7b70e.0.6.0.0:$post_3\">But Mr Zuma said Mr Putin&#8217;s decision was &#8220;justifiable&#8221;, according to a\u00a0statement\u00a0released by his foundation.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".1y765srd1wq.1.0.1.1.1.1:$post-6225a0d2980bea49f4b7b70e.0.6.0.0:$post_3\">&#8220;We all need peace in this world. Therefore we would like to urge those involved to bring peace as swiftly as possible so that lives can be saved,&#8221; the statement said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" style=\"text-align: center;\">BREAKING: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/31QlI3u0ge\">pic.twitter.com\/31QlI3u0ge<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2014 JGZuma Foundation (Official) (@JGZ_Foundation) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JGZ_Foundation\/status\/1500503335132176394?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".1y765srd1wq.1.0.1.1.1.1:$post-6225a0d2980bea49f4b7b70e.0.6.0.0:$post_4\">\n<p data-reactid=\".1y765srd1wq.1.0.1.1.1.1:$post-6225a0d2980bea49f4b7b70e.0.6.0.0:$post_5\">Mr Zuma was forced out of office by his own party in 2018, the African National Congress (ANC), over corruption allegations. He denies any wrongdoing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former South Africa President Jacob Zuma has backed President Vladimir Putin in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, describing him as a man of peace. Western nations have imposed punitive sanctions on Russia, including the freezing of Mr Putin&#8217;s foreign assets over his invasion of Ukraine. 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