The African Union participated in a summit in Moscow, seeking Russian investment and cooperation.

The entities involved

• African Union →

  supranational union in Africa

  • Ethiopian troops maintain a presence in Baidoa, Somalia, and Addis Ababa has asked the African Union to accelerate troop withdrawal.17:40
  • Calls for an African Union framework in Africa and reports money movement between Eswatini and Zimbabwe.13:58
• Moscow →

  capital and most populous city of Russia

  • Ukraine launched devastating attacks on Russian targets, prompting Finland to impose flight curbs and potentially disrupting Trump's diesel deal.16:07
  • Moscow launched missile and drone attacks targeting residential and industrial areas across multiple Ukrainian regions, causing widespread power outages.09:04
• Vladimir Putin →

  2nd and 4th President of Russia (2000-2008, 2012-present), 7th and 11th Prime Minister of Russia (1999-2000, 2008-2012), Director of the Federal Security Service (1998-1999) and Deputy Mayor of Saint Petersburg (1994-1996)

  • Putin discussed sanctions at the Russia-Africa summit in Moscow, where Eritrean leader Isaias Afwerki attended.14:29
  • Russia and Serbia discussed bilateral relations, energy supply, and NIS's role during recent talks involving Vladimir Putin.13:59

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