ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Some African leaders arrived in Russia on Wednesday for a summit with President Vladimir Putin while the Kremlin, seeking allies amid the fighting in Ukraine, accused the United States and other Western powers of “outrageous” efforts to pressure many other heads of states from attending. “Today, Africa is asserting itself more and more confidently as one of the poles of the emerging multipolar world,” Putin said in a statement released by the Kremlin. Political Cartoons on World Leaders View All 224 ImagesPolitical Cartoons View All 1090 ImagesLater in the day, Putin is set to meet with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi. At the same time, Putin has repeatedly pledged that Russia would offer free grain to low-income African countries now that the Black Sea deal has been terminated. A peace proposal for Ukraine that African leaders have tried to pursue is set to be discussed as well.

Source: Ethiopian News July 26, 2023 15:52 UTC