The group traveled to Russia a day after visiting Ukraine and meeting President Vladimir Zelensky, promoting their 10-point peace roadmap designed to end the conflict between Kiev and Moscow, now well into its second year.
The
African delegation comprised South African President Cyril Ramaphosa,
Senegalese President Macky Sall, Comoros President Othman Ghazali,
Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema, Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa
Madbouly, and senior officials from the Republic of Congo and Uganda.
Ukraine broke the preliminary deal immediately after Russia withdrew its
troops from Kiev Region, as had been agreed upon in Istanbul, Putin
explained. "Kiev authorities, like their masters usually do, threw it all away into the graveyard of history," he added, stating that no one could guarantee that Ukraine would do the same to any new deals in the future. The Russian president also insisted that ongoing energy and food crises
were not prompted by the conflict with Ukraine, but stemmed from the
actions of Western powers." RT
