What does the current Russia –Ukraine crisis mean for South Africa?

Any country that ignores the current stand-off between Russia and Ukraine will be doing so at its own peril.

The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK), Boris Johnson, was perhaps correct when he said “Russia has plans for the biggest war since 1945”. He therefore wants people to understand the “sheer costs in human life”.

Indeed, the entire world will be impacted should the world superpowers go to war.

Russia has continually said it does not intend to invade Ukraine, or parts of Ukraine to be precise. It insists that amassing of hundreds of thousands of troops in the eastern boarder of Ukraine is part of its military drill taking place inside its territory.

Guest on the line: Thembisa Fakude - Senior Research Fellow Africa Asia Dialogues