South Africa could turn to Russia or Iran to expand its civilian nuclear power capacity, a senior government minister said, a stance analysts say could deepen a rift with the United States and further delay the renewal of a strategic energy pact.

U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy said he saw no appetite for peace from Russia in Ukraine after listening to a speech by Russia's top diplomat at a tense Group of 20 meeting in South Africa on Thursday.

South Africa is set to host Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on a state visit, President Cyril Ramaphosa confirmed on X without giving a specific date. The invite comes at the end of a week which saw Kyiv excluded from US-Russia talks on how to bring an end to the three-year war in Ukraine.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines of a Group of 20 (G20) summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, February 20, 2025. Russian Foreign Ministry/Handout via REUTERS/ File Photo MOSCOW (Reuters) - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Moscow soon for talks,

U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy said he saw no appetite for peace from Russia in Ukraine after listening to a speech by Russia's top diplomat at a tense Group of 20 meeting in South Africa on Thursday.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived in South Africa for a two-day meeting of the Group of 20 nations, where top European diplomats are expected to reinforce their support for Ukraine

This video can not be played What Trump and Zelensky have said about each other as rift deepens Edited by James Harness and Jacqueline Howard Britain's Foreign Minister David Lammy attends the G20 Foreign Ministers meeting in South Africa We can now bring you the latest comments from the UK's Foreign Secretary,