As can be seen in the video that accompanies this news item, Russian President Vladimir Putin is hosting in Saint Petersburg this week the second Russia-Africa summit, under the motto: “For peace, security and development”. But what is Putin looking for with this meeting? This question is answered by the video that explains why Moscow pays more attention to Africa now than at any other time since the Cold War, as evidenced by an event that has the participation of at least 40 delegations from African states and that analyzes economic issues such as the export of grain and Defense issues such as the presence of the Wagner group on the continent and the export of arms, according to the account in the audiovisual piece Jesús M. Pérez Triana, security analyst and editor of the portal OSINT.
In recent years, Russia has forged a strong relationship with South Africa, a BRICS member, and intensified diplomatic exchanges with the continent. Russia, like China, tries to appeal to the disharmony of African nations with Western powers on some issues such as the response to the war in Ukraine, as part of the search for new forms of association with what some call the “global South”. ”. Meanwhile, the Wagner mercenary group has taken advantage of regional instability to expand its security presence in conflict settings.
2023-07-28 04:44:46
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