Russia has held a Russia-Africa summit, and African countries in attendance breathed a sigh of relief when Putin said he would gift them tens of thousands of tons of grain despite Western sanctions. This is while Putin said the Western sanctions made it harder for Moscow to export its grain and fertilizers.
Why would Putin make such a generous offer to African countries?
In this edition of the Spotlight, we will look at developments coming out of the Ukraine war, in which a repeated scenario is being played out, which includes minimal Ukraine gains, with Russia repelling this so-called counter offensive with bombardments.