Leaders from seven African countries have arrived in St. Petersburg to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin following their time in Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a ceremony of presenting the Russian Hero of Labour gold medals and national awards in the fields of science and technology, literature and art, humanitarian efforts, charity and human rights advocacy for the previous year, at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.
"This conflict is affecting Africa negatively," South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said at a Friday news conference."I do believe that Ukrainians feel that they must fight and not give up. The road to peace is very hard.
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