The Russian president is hosting African heads of state in his aim to counter efforts by the US and its allies to isolate Moscow over Ukraine, but far fewer turned up than at the first such summit in 2019.
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The Russian president is hosting African heads of state in his aim to counter efforts by the US and its allies to isolate Moscow over Ukraine, but far fewer turned up than at the first such summit in 2019.