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A Russian missile attack killed two people and blew out apartment windows in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia on Saturday, city council official Anatoly Kurtev said. Earlier in the day, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited “advanced positions” of Ukraine’s special forces near Bakhmut, the eastern city that Russian forces…

Blindness to Russian colonialism distorts Westerners’ view of the Ukraine war

Russian president offers free grain to six African countries days after withdrawing from Ukraine grain export deal.

Six African nations are set to benefit from Russian grain offer

President says Russia will replace blocked Ukrainian exports after it abandoned pact on passage of ships

The attacks on the Black Sea ports of Ukraine are a crude bid to shut down grain and maize exports, a mainstay of the Ukrainian economy and a mainstay of food aid to Egypt, north Africa and beyond. The blitz followed Russia’s withdrawal from the international agreement to ship Ukrainian…

What happened in the 74th week of Russia’s war in Ukraine?

Security guard at Odesa port killed after Russian strike; Zelenskiy visits Dnipro in southeastern Ukraine

The two-day Russia-Africa summit is to begin today, Thursday, in St. Petersburg. For Vladimir Putin, it will be a key moment as he attempts to build support in Africa while his international stature weakens. For African leaders, it could be a time to reinforce their own unity and speak with…