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African leaders accompanied Russian President Vladimir Putin for the annual Navy Day event in St. Petersburg. The presidents of the Republic of Congo, Mali, Eritrea, and Burkina Faso were in St. Petersburg for the Russia -Africa Summit\, which took place last week, on July 27 and 28.
During his speech before the military parade, Putin paid tribute to the courageous crews of Russian ships and submarines, who were playing a role in the offensive in Ukraine, particularly the Black Sea fleet, which regularly takes part in bombardments.
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The African leaders took a boat trip with Putin after the event to the port city of Kronstadt, where the Russian leader vowed to “implement” agreements that had been made with the visiting African leaders during the summit.
