Macky Sall meets Vladimir Putin to warn about the impact of the war in Ukraine

Macky Sall, Senegalese President, and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in Sochi, Russia, June 3, 2022. via REUTERS - SPUTNIK

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Macky Sall and Moussa Faki Mahamat are in Sochi, Russia this Friday, June 3, 2022. The current chairman of the African Union and that of the AU commission are meeting Vladimir Putin to raise awareness of the impact of the war in Ukraine on the mainland.

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With our correspondent in Moscow

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Anissa El Jabri

Macky Sall

said he hoped that the sanctions against Russia would not affect the food sector and this is also Russia's position, once again expressed very clearly by the voice of the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Russia, said Maria Zakharova, is ready to provide grain to anyone who needs it, but, she added, " 

if the United States and the Europeans really want to solve the problem of the world famine they've talked so much, they should lift the restrictions

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The spokesperson thinks of the logistical and financial sanctions which block any export of Russian cereals.

Another component, Ukrainian cereals, this time also blocked.

kyiv points to a Russian blockade of its ports, Moscow blames it

In Sochi, Vladimir Poutine evokes this subject, according to the spokesman of the Kremlin.

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 The President will once again explain what is happening, who has undermined the ports, which is necessary to move the case forward

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Last Monday, Vladimir Putin declared himself ready to work on the establishment of secure corridors for the transport of cereals in the Black Sea with Turkey.

We come with a lot of hope and we want, of course, not only to strengthen bilateral and landlocked cooperation relations on Africa, but also to talk about the crisis and its consequences on our States, on our countries.

Macky Sall, Senegalese President

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  • Senegal

  • Russia

  • African Union

  • Ukraine

  • Vladimir Poutine

  • Macky Hall

  • Moussa Faki Mahamat