On the eve of his four-nation African tour in July 2022, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, shared reflections on the prospects for Russia-African relations
While Russia's interest in sub-Saharan Africa is nothing new, Russian authorities have realized that it's time to move back primarily to reclaim its economic footprints and to find old Soviet-era allies, but that step comes with new challenges, especially from other foreign players and the changing internal political and economic conditions in Africa.
Across Eastern and Central Europe, statues honoring Soviet troops for their role in defeating the Nazis in World War II have in recent weeks come down or been slated for demolition.