Putin's Gamble With Ukraine's Grain Drags On DeutscheWelle: Africa
served as a rare opportunity for Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet international counterparts. Seventeen African leaders attended, far fewer than the 43 at the 2019 summit in Sochi. The Kremlin attributed the smaller turnout to Western pressure on African leaders.Russia's invasion of UkraineThe summit kicked off with Putin vowing free grain supplies for six African nations.
After the Kremlin walked out on the deal, Russia's military has been destroying grain stocks in the Ukrainian port city of Odesa, from where the grain was being shipped worldwide. A recent attack targeting the Danube port, just 200 meters away from the border of NATO member Romania, sparkedof using grain as a weapon in its war against Ukraine after the Kremlin's suspension of the deal.
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