South Africa: Govt Calls for a Peaceful Resolution in Ukraine

The South African government has called for a peaceful resolution to the political situation in Ukraine. "South Africa urges the protagonists in the stand-off to settle the crisis through dialogue. We will continue to monitor the situation and encourage international diplomatic efforts meant to produce a lasting peaceful solution," the Department of International Relations and Cooperation said on Sunday.

The Russian parliament at the weekend approved the deployment of more soldiers to the Crimean peninsula and Andriy Parubiy, secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, announced Sunday that the Ukrainian Defense Ministry had orders to assemble all soldiers.

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