Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Moscow has written off more than $20 billion in debts owed by African nations, adding that Africa will become one of the leaders of the multipolar world.
Putin assured that Russia and the countries of Africa, Asia, and Latin America are against the neo-colonial ideology.
On the other hand, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken found a hard time persuading African countries because the US’s history of supporting the Apartheid regime in South Africa and disrespectful policies toward the people in Africa, in general, is making it hard for African countries to change their decades-long relationship with Moscow.
Blinked stated to the Atlantic, “Unfortunately, more than unfortunately, the United States was much too sympathetic to the apartheid regime, so that history also doesn’t get erased, you know, overnight. It’s a process,”
Kevork Almassian is an award-winning political commentator from Syria. He is the founder of Syriana Analysis and is known for his contribution to the literature on the Syrian war.