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End of Ukrainian Conflict Would Benefit Africa's Food Security & Economy, SA Expert Says
End of Ukrainian Conflict Would Benefit Africa's Food Security & Economy, SA Expert Says
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There is "more light at the end of the tunnel" in the existing Ukrainian peace process as US President Donald Trump's administration is taking "a different... 19.03.2025, Sputnik Africa
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The end of the Ukrainian conflict would benefit Africa's food security and economy, an expert in international economics and finance and a postdoctoral fellow at the University of the Free State in South Africa Dr. Tafadzwa Ruzive told Sputnik Africa.If the conflict ends, Africa could normalize its trade relations with both Russia and Ukraine, Ruzive noted, commenting on Tuesday's phone call between Russian President Putin and his US counterpart Trump, during which the leaders agreed that the two nations have a special responsibility for ensuring global security and stability.Putin-Trump talk marks a significant development in the context of the Ukrainian conflict, with implications at geopolitical, economic, and moral levels, the expert said, adding that if the US would have not joined in supplying weapons to Kiev, then the crisis "could have not gone kinetic."During the phone call, the US and Russia's presidents discussed the root causes of the conflict, such as "NATO encroachment and force projection from Ukraine into Russia," and therefore the conflict could end if these are addressed, he emphasized.
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End of Ukrainian Conflict Would Benefit Africa's Food Security & Economy, SA Expert Says
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There is "more light at the end of the tunnel" in the existing Ukrainian peace process as US President Donald Trump's administration is taking "a different direction," an expert said following Tuesday's phone call between the US leader and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The end of the Ukrainian conflict would benefit Africa's food security and economy, an expert in international economics and finance and a postdoctoral fellow at the University of the Free State in South Africa Dr. Tafadzwa Ruzive told Sputnik Africa.
"If the war stops, there's a huge benefit in lower oil prices, lower global grain prices, and the economies of Africa will definitely move forward through the improved security that will have been secured through security and stability being achieved in Russia and Ukraine going forward," he said.
If the conflict ends, Africa could normalize its trade relations with both Russia and Ukraine, Ruzive noted, commenting on Tuesday's
phone call between Russian President Putin and his US counterpart Trump, during which the leaders agreed that the two nations have a special responsibility for ensuring global security and stability.
Putin-Trump talk marks a significant development in the context of the Ukrainian conflict, with implications at geopolitical, economic, and moral levels, the expert said, adding that if the US would have not joined in supplying weapons to Kiev, then the crisis "could have not gone kinetic."
"We also see the issue of geopolitical influence playing a strong hand here because there are some geopolitical players outside of Ukraine, who are insisting on war, while Russia is not insisting on war," the speaker pointed out.
During the phone call, the US and Russia's presidents
discussed the root causes of the conflict, such as "NATO encroachment and force projection from Ukraine into Russia," and therefore the conflict could end if these are addressed, he emphasized.
