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The Ugandan and Zimbabwean presidents met with their Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin recently on the side-lines of the Russia-Africa Summit in Saint Petersburg
The Ugandan and Zimbabwean presidents met with their Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin recently on the sidelines of the Russia-Africa Summit in Saint Petersburg. The Russian leader said that the development of ties with African countries is “one of the invariable priorities” of the Russian Federation, speaking during the bilateral talk with Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni.
Putin has been holding bilateral meetings with African leaders during the two-day summit, the second since 2019. The number of heads of state has diminished from 43 in 2019 to 17 now, with 49 countries’ delegations present. The Kremlin has denounced what it called crude Western pressure to discourage African nations from taking part.
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Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa voiced support for Russia’s actions in Ukraine. Saying. He said that Zimbabwe was in solidarity with the Russian Federation in Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine as African countries remain divided over the war in Ukraine.
