In St. Petersburg, where he will receive them by summoning the memory of Peter the Great, his African "friends" will watch for the slightest sign of fragility. For his first appearance before an international cenacle since the abortive putsch of Yevgeny Prigozhin, Vladimir Putin will have to raise a question: failing to become the tsar of all Russias by laying the first stone of his empire in Ukraine, is he at least always that of all Russia, the undisputed master of the Kremlin?
Putin was seen as a "strongman" and has continued to expand his influence on the African continent since his annexation of Crimea in 2014. Destabilizing French and American interests in the process... Africa is the largest bloc in the UN – 54 countries – and the most divided over resolutions criticizing the invasion of Ukraine. Along with Beijing, Africa is its strongest supporter in fighting international isolation and Western sanctions. In Africa, he relied on Wagner...
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