Russian Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights Maria Lvova-Belova claimed that 700,000 Ukrainian children have been brought to Russia since the start of the full-scale invasion.
Nearly 3,000 people, including about 40 South Africans, are set to participate in the two-day Russia-Africa summit this week. Expect lashings of irony.
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