On Saturday, Russia’s deputy foreign minister claimed the U.S. is “unprecedentedly pressuring” African states to sabotage a scheduled Russo-Africa meeting. After being shunned by the West a year ago for his invasion of Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin will host the second Russia-Africa summit in St. Petersburg in July. This is to ingratiate himself with African nations.
According to TASS, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov reaffirmed Moscow’s claims against the “collective West.” Implementation of the Moscow isolationist campaign.
“The U.S. and its allies are pursuing an unprecedented campaign to politically and economically isolate Russia. This includes halting the second Russia-Africa summit in Saint,” Bogdanov told TASS.
However, Russia does not refer to its invasion of Ukraine as a war, but rather as a “special military operation.”
The Western collective has dramatically intensified pressure on African nations. In addition to threatening penalties against financial and humanitarian help “said Bogdanov. .
Russia is especially keen to get the support of African nations. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has already been to the continent three times in 2018. Plus once in the middle of 2017.
Since ten days ago, South Africa has been conducting military drills with Russian and Chinese soldiers. In addition, a force of Wagner’s Russian mercenaries were sent to combat the terrorists in Mali and Central Africa.
REINFORCE ALLIANCE
Joseph Biden, vice president of the United States, convened the 2022 US-Africa Summit in Washington, DC. This is in order to reinforce alliances in the face of expanding Russian and Chinese involvement on the continent.
Bogdanov said that Washington had “made up” accusations against Moscow. Accusations like saying that Russia was trying to starve the continent or raise gas prices. Although he said this without prove. Furthermore, because of what Russia has done in Ukraine, the West and the European Union have put Russia through many rounds of sanctions. Also, on Saturday, Brussels announced even more harsh measures.
