Ghana Asks Putin To Immediately Seize Military Operations In Ukraine Ghana has requested that the Russian Federation, led by President Vladimir Putin, stop military actions and evacuate troops from Ukraine immediately and unconditionally. READ ALSO: JUST IN! Xi Jinping Says China and Russia Can Work Together as ‘Great Powers’ Shirley Ayorkor Botchway, Ghana’s minister for foreign affairs and regional integration, spoke on behalf of the republic, saying Russia must respect its western neighbor’s sovereignty and political independence. “The need for a credible pathway for a genuine diplomatic process is urgent. The barrel of the gun does not provide such a pathway. It only leads