"Thank you for listening to us and also for explaining to us the situation you are involved in," Ramaphosa said, as quoted by the Russian broadcaster.
The South African leader added that he discussed a number of Ukraine-related issues with Putin and that discussions will continue during the Russia-Africa summit in July.
The Russian president called the mission of African leaders "noble" and added that he had discussed many aspects of the Ukraine crisis with Ramaphosa.
"Dear Mr. President, first of all I would like to thank you for making it possible for you to come to Russia with this noble mission, to which we devoted several hours today. It seems to me that both in the formal and in the informal part, we discussed in almost detail many, the main, in any case, aspects of the problem related to the [Ukraine] crisis, for the resolution of which you came to Russia," Putin said.
The Russian leader also said he had discussed issues related to BRICS with his South African counterpart.
"We have the opportunity to say a few words about our bilateral relations, as well as interaction within the framework of international associations, including BRICS. Thank you very much for your visit," Putin said during his meeting with Ramaphosa.
BRICS unites the world's largest developing economies — Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. A number of other countries intend to join the economic bloc, including Argentina, Iran, Indonesia, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt. South Africa, which assumed the rotating BRICS presidency in January, will host the 15th BRICS summit in August.