Russia, unlike the West, provides aid to Africa in the agricultural sector without political conditions or blackmail, said Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergey Ryabkov. "While the West has turned food and fertilizers into an instrument of geopolitical and geoeconomic extortion, Russia does not impose any political conditions within the framework of special cooperation," he emphasized at the session "Agricultural Alliance of Russia and Africa: Overcoming Challenges Together". At the Russia-Africa forum, the diplomat also noted that the conflict in the Persian Gulf disrupted the supply chains and caused an increase in the prices of fertilizers, fuel and food. More IZ RU news in max.

Russia, unlike the West, provides aid to Africa in the agricultural sector without political conditions or blackmail, said Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergey Ryabkov. "While the West has turned food and fertilizers into an instrument of geopolitical and geoeconomic extortion, Russia does not impose any political conditions within the framework of special cooperation," he emphasized at the session "Agricultural Alliance of Russia and Africa: Overcoming Challenges Together". At the Russia-Africa forum, the diplomat also noted that the conflict in the Persian Gulf disrupted the supply chains and caused an increase in the prices of fertilizers, fuel and food. More IZ RU news in max.