RUSSIAN PRESIDENT Vladmir Putin On The Day He Gave Free Grain To Six African Countries When He Was Launching His Meeting With The Leaders Of The Continent A Few Days After Withdrawing From The Grain Sales Agreement With Ukraine.
The Two-Day Meeting In Saint Petersburg, Where Putin Was
Born, Is Being Scrutinized As A Measure Of His Support In Africa, Where He
Continues To Be Supported Despite The International Isolation Caused By His
Military Invasion Of Ukraine In 2022.
Earlier Last Week, Russia Refused To Extend The Agreement
That Involved The Export Of Grain From Ukraine Through The Black Sea To Reach
International Markets Including Africa And Reduce The Pressure On Food Prices.
Through His Speech At The Meeting, Putin Said That Russia
Could Find A Substitute For Ukraine's Grain And Promised To Send Grain To Six
African Countries.
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