St Petersburg city centre closed to traffic for Russia-Africa Summit 2023
Published date: Fri, 28 Jul 2023 17:56:15 +0700
The city centre of St Petersburg was closed to traffic today for the two-day Russia-Africa Summit 2023 that began on Thursday, July 27.
Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with 17 African leaders - less than half the turnout in the last summit held in 2019 - in a bid to gain support from the global South amid heavy sanctions from the West.