Putin talks about upcoming meetings with African leaders

The main multilateral program has already come to an end, and a number of bilateral contacts have already taken place

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• Desk: Politics
• Filed: Thu, 29 Oct 2026 18:15:21 GMT
• Status: Developing — the desk is updating this file

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