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| Putin to Discuss Future of Grain Deal with African Leaders |
| 2023-06-17 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] Russian President Vladimir Putin, at a meeting with the heads of African countries in St. Petersburg, will discuss their proposed peace initiative for a political settlement of the situation in Ukraine and the future of the grain deal. The presidents of the Republic of South Africa, Senegal, Zambia and the Comoros, as well as representatives of Egypt, Congo and Uganda, attended the talks. On Friday, June 16, a peacekeeping mission of African countries to find ways of a political settlement of the conflict in Ukraine arrived in Kyiv. Later, the delegation went to Poland, from where on Saturday, June 17, it will fly to St. Petersburg. As IA Regnum reported , earlier Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said at a press conference with the leaders of African countries that he sees no logic in their decision to visit Russia. At the same time, the Ukrainian leader stressed that the leaders of African countries have every right to make such decisions, since these countries are free. |
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