Putin ensnares Africa more and more violently: West continues "colonial policy"

The West has turned its back on Russia.

In Africa, however, Russian President Putin still has allies - and is making sure that it stays that way.

MOSCOW - Speaking at the plenary session of the Second Russia-Africa International Parliamentary Conference held in Moscow on March 19-20, Russian Parliament Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said African countries have always been equal allies for Russia.

This was reported by the Russian state news agency

.

He therefore drew attention to the fact that "Russia and the African states are expanding their trade and economic cooperation despite illegal sanctions from Washington".

Relations between Russia and African countries have always been built on an altruistic basis and equality, which cannot be said of the United States and Europe, which continue their colonial policy, the Duma spokesman said.

“It is necessary to emphasize: Russia and African countries are equal allies and partners.

Our relations have always been based on an altruistic basis, on the principles of mutual respect and non-interference in internal affairs," said Volodin.

For Russia, the African continent has "never been an object of mercantile interests, the use of labor and raw material resources".

Russia-Africa trade relations: US and Europe 'continue colonial policy'

The USA and Europe, which represent Russia's enemy, have a different intention: "Washington and Brussels are trying to take control of Russian and African mineral resources.

In reality they continue their colonial policy.

They use any means, including violence and terrorism, to gain their own advantage,” Volodin said.

And further: "It is not for Washington to teach us how to build relationships, make friends and make plans for the future."

Trade relations between Russia and African states would steadily grow.

mutual trade turnover reached

almost $18 billion by the end of last year.

"Russia and African states are expanding their trade and economic cooperation despite illegal sanctions from Washington."

Volodin concluded: “Today, the African continent plays an important role in solving global and regional problems.

And it will only grow.”

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Strong economic ties: Putin writes off debts of 20 billion dollars to African countries

Russian President Vladimir Putin also commented on Monday (March 20), saying Russia had canceled more than $20 billion in debt to African states.

He is probably hoping for a further strengthening of economic relations between Russia and the countries of the African continent.

"The increased transition to national currencies in financial settlement and the establishment of new transport and logistics chains will facilitate the development of mutual trade turnover," said Putin.

There was another rapprochement between the Russian president and the African states: the Belarusian media project

which is based in Poland and opposed to the

authoritarian-dictatorial regime in Belarus, writes

on Twitter, the African languages ​​Swahili and Amharic would be taught in Russian schools from now on.

This is said to have been announced by the director of the Institute for Asian and African Studies at Moscow State University, Alexei Maslov.

Ukraine war: Africa divided

Russia has been trying to expand its influence in Africa for years, and some African heads of state are still backing Putin.

For example, although the impact of the Ukraine war on the African continent is enormous, not all African countries signed the recent United Nations resolution calling for Russian troops to be withdrawn and a peace solution to be found.

As one reason for Africa's split attitude, an Africa expert told

that the war was perceived as a distant East-West conflict with which Africa basically had nothing to do.