Blasts in Kyiv as African leaders arrive in Ukraine

at least two explosions rocked Kiev on Friday as African leaders arrived on a mission of peace the delegation including leaders from South Africa Senegal and Zambia hopes to mediate between Russia and Ukraine but their welcome to the Ukrainian Capital was amid smoke and sirens the leaders were seen entering a hotel to use its air raid shelter but all clear was later issued South Africa's presidency tweeted that the mission was proceeding well and as planned the African leaders began their trip by visiting butcher it is the town outside cave where Ukraine says Russian occupiers carried out executions rapes and torture International investigators are collecting evidence of possible war crimes Russia denies the allegations according to a draft framework documents the peace Mission could propose a series of confident building measures during initial efforts at mediation that might include for the Ukrainian side A pullback of Russian troops and the removal of tactical nuclear weapons from Belarus the document indicated that the implementation of an international criminal court arrest warrants targeting Vladimir Putin could be suspended and relief given from Western sanctions imposed on Russia an agreement on the cessation of hostilities could follow it said and would need to be accompanied by negotiations between Russia and the West Kiev says its own peace initiative which envisages the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukrainian land must be the basis for any settlement of the war of the meeting with President Vladimir zielinski on Friday the African delegation will head to Saint Petersburg on Saturday for talks with Putin don't forget

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Published: Fri Jun 16 2023