PUTIN WOOS AFRICAN LEADERS AT SHOWCASE SUMMIT, SAYS RUSSIA IS BETTER PARTNER THAN 'COLONIAL' WEST. (PHOTO).

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 Putin woos African leaders at showcase summit, says Russia is better partner than 'colonial' West President Vladimir Putin told African leaders ​on Wednesday that Russia was their best partner, accusing what he cast as a colonial West of still trying ‌to exploit the continent's resources and using debt to hold back development, Reuters reported. The Kremlin chief was speaking at the third Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow, a two-day event attended by African leaders and government delegations from 48 countries, during which he will hold one-on-one talks with many of the 22 individual African leaders ​attending on everything from trade to security, arms deals and grain supplies. "Africa is increasingly asserting itself as one of the key players in the global economy and politics. However, the emergence of a multipolar world is, of ​course, no easy task; it faces resistance from countries that are not prepared to accept this reality: those who are accustomed to ​thinking i...

TRUMP ADVISERS MEET PUTIN ENVOY IN PARIS TO DISCUSS UKRAINE STRATEGY. (PHOTO).



 Trump advisers meet Putin envoy in Paris to discuss Ukraine strategy


President Trump’s advisers, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, met on Wednesday in Paris with Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev to discuss the U.S. plan for peace in Ukraine. The meeting came after the U.S. and Ukraine had reportedly reached an agreement on nearly all aspects of Trump’s proposal, with the White House seeking a clear response from Russian President Vladimir Putin. So far, Putin has given no public indication that he is ready to agree to or seriously consider the plan.

The Paris meeting followed two days of intensive negotiations in which Witkoff and Kushner met with senior Ukrainian and European officials, including President Volodymyr Zelensky and the leaders of the U.K., France, and Germany. Talks centered on security guarantees for Ukraine and potential territorial concessions in the eastern Donbas region. Zelensky said Thursday that the U.S.-Ukraine security guarantees agreement is “essentially ready for finalization at the highest level” with Trump. Ukrainian officials indicated that the U.S. will now engage directly with Russia regarding the proposal. Zelensky added that pressure on Russia must continue alongside ongoing diplomatic efforts. Discussions are underway for a possible meeting between Zelensky and Trump next week in the U.S. or during the World Economic Forum in Davos to finalize the security guarantees deal.


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