Putin hosts African leaders in Russia after grain deal exit
Mozambique President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi is welcomed upon arrival at Pulkovo airport ahead of the second Russia-Africa summit, in Saint Petersburg, Russia on July 27, 2023. PHOTO | AFP
The Russian president will on Thursday host leaders of African countries for a summit in his native Saint Petersburg, as the continent braces for the consequences of Moscow's withdrawal from the Ukraine grain export deal.
Isolated on the international scene since launching a full-scale military intervention in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin still has support in several African countries.
