Africa debt relief: Putin makes announcement at final day of summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin has told leaders from African states meeting in St. Petersburg, Moscow is forgiving 23-billion-dollars of debt owed by them.

Putin is also promising to maintain grain supplies to the continent and to increase Russia’s diplomatic presence.
He’s blaming the West for high food prices and inflation after printing money during the pandemic.
Putin says the global economic system is going through significant change.

Al Jazeera’s Ali Hashem joins us live now from St. Petersburg for the latest updates.

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