Russian President Vladimir Putin is courting leaders from Africa at a summit, hailing the continent’s growing role in global affairs and offering to expand political and business ties.
courted leaders from Africa at a summit on Friday, hailing the continent's growing role in global affairs and offering to expand political and business ties.peace proposal for Ukraine“This is an acute issue, and we aren't evading its consideration,” Putin said, emphasizing that Russia is treating the African initiative with respect and “looking at it attentively.”
Putin in his speech reaffirmed his pledge that Russia will maintain steady supplies of grain and other agricultural products to the continent after itsallowing grain shipments from Ukraine. Moscow's withdrawal from the Black Sea agreement has fueled concerns of a global food crisis. In comparison, the U.N. World Food Program shipped 725,000 tons of grain to several countries including Somalia under the Black Sea deal.responded to Putin's pledge of no-cost grain shipments by noting that such donations of grain can't compensate for the impact of Moscow’s cutoff of grain exports from Ukraine, which along with Russia is a top supplier to the world market. Guterres said the U.N.
The Russia-Africa summit marks a renewed Kremlin effort to bolster ties with a continent of 1.3 billion people that is increasingly assertive on the global stage. Africa’s 54 nations make up the largest voting bloc at the United Nations and have been more divided than any other region on General Assembly resolutions criticizing Russia’s actions in Ukraine.
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