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Vladimir Putin has offered a helicopter to the president of Zimbabwe, as the Russian leader seeks the support of African leaders meeting in St Petersburg
Vladimir Putin has offered a helicopter to the president of Zimbabwe, as the Russian leader seeks the support of African leaders meeting in St Petersburg. Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa is among the African leaders attending a two-day Russia-Africa summit seen as a test of Putin’s support on the continent after the invasion of Ukraine.
The Russian media published photos of Mnangagwa descending the steps of the aircraft and sitting in the cabin in front of a table set with glasses of white wine and a bowl of fruit. Zimbabwe’s leaders have been targeted by American and European sanctions for corruption and human rights violations.
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Mnangagwa, 80, who is seeking re-election in what analysts predict will be a close election next month, has long blamed the sanctions for his country’s economic woes.
