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African leaders visit Russia to discuss their peace plan with Putin, after Ukraine trip

Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to host a group of African leaders who have traveled to Russia on a self-styled “peace mission” following a trip to Ukraine

By JAMEY KEATEN
Published - Jun 17, 2023, 06:30 AM ET
Last Updated - Jun 21, 2023, 07:51 AM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday is set to host a group of African leaders who traveled to Russia on a self-styled “peace mission” after their trip to Ukraine.

Seven African leaders — presidents of Comoros, Senegal, South Africa and Zambia, as well as Egypt’s prime minister and top envoys from the Republic of Congo and Uganda — visited Ukraine on Friday to try to help end their nearly 16-month-old war.

The African leaders traveled to St. Petersburg Saturday to meet with Putin who attended a business forum in Russia's second-largest city.

The mission to Ukraine, the first of its kind by African leaders, comes in the wake of other peace initiatives — such as one by China — and carried particular importance for Africa that relies on food and fertilizer deliveries from Russia and Ukraine. The war has impeded exports from one of the world’s most important breadbaskets.

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