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On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a special military operation based on a request for assistance from the heads of the Donbass republics. In response, the West imposed major sanctions on Russia. In addition, Western countries started to provide weapons and military equipment to Kiev, whose total value is currently estimated at billions of dollars.

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Reznikov admitted that the counter-offensive operation had slowed down in the south. However, he was hopeful that the Ukrainian Armed Forces would be able to achieve success before the winter set in and the mobility of troops would decline. He also claimed that Kiev had a realistic plan "to liberate all territories," first and foremost, the Kherson Region.

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Reznikov admitted that the counter-offensive operation had slowed down in the south. However, he was hopeful that the Ukrainian Armed Forces would be able to achieve success before the winter set in and the mobility of troops would decline. He also claimed that Kiev had a realistic plan "to liberate all territories," first and foremost, the Kherson Region.

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The Ukrainian Armed Forces’ counter-offensive operation in the country’s south has slowed down, Defence Minister Alexey Reznikov admitted.

The first stage was to deter the advance of Russian troops, the second stage was to stabilize the frontline and currently, Ukraine is in the third stage of its counter-offensive, he said in an interview with Japan’s NHK broadcaster.

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Ukrainian defense chief admits counter-offensive operation slowing down

Alexey Reznikov was hopeful that the Ukrainian Armed Forces would be able to achieve success before the winter set in and the mobility of troops would decline

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President Putin warns of danger coming from Ukraine’s black market weapons sales

"Risks remain that more powerful weapons may fall into the hands of criminals, including portable anti-aircraft missile systems and high-precision weapons," the Russian leader specified

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday warned of the dangers posed by the black market sale of weapons in Ukraine, including powerful weapons.

"Serious challenges are created by the black market of arms operating in Ukraine, cross-border criminal groups are actively involved in smuggling them into other regions," the Russian president said at a meeting with the heads of delegations at the 51st meeting of the CIS council of chiefs of security agencies and special services.

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Partnership with Russia

According to Mr. Séba, "it is not up to the West to determine with whom Africa should build strong relationships."

"We want to build relationships with nations that are opposed to Western hegemony. Russia is one of them. But it is not the only one, there is Venezuela, Cuba, China, Turkey, and Iran. They are all part of the challenge process."

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"The French government is so arrogant and so negrophobic that it thinks that the protests that are taking place today are just the result of Russian manipulation generating anti-French sentiment. They are so convinced that everything they do is good that they are unable to accept that the colonized people will eventually want to revolt. It is not the Russians who have created this feeling. It is we who created it," Kémi Séba explained.

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‘Africa is the Sole Messiah of its Destiny’

Having not forgotten the tenets of colonialism, Africa rejects "the neo-liberal Western dictatorship of the Western elite." The anti-French manifestations that are taking place in several countries on the continent prove that.

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‘New African Generation Has Decided to Refuse Western Domination,’ African Activist Says
Pan-Africanist political leader and activist Kémi Séba has spoken to Sputnik about Africa's role in the world and its relations with Russia. He believes that it is not for the West to decide whom Africa builds ties with.
Kémi Séba, present at the Second International Youth Forum “Russia-Africa: What's Next?” held on October 24-26 in Moscow, in an interview spoke to Sputnik about the role of Africa in the new world order.
"In this multipolar world, we are witnessing an upheaval in the sense that a new African generation, of which I am a part, has decided to take its destiny into its own hands and to refuse the domination of the West in order to assume its own destiny," he said.

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Ukrainian troops flee battlefield in failed attempt to wedge into Kherson defenses

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Gorkov pointed out that despite the political situation, Rosgeo “has not reduced the scope of work with African countries” and new mutual projects are underway.

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The African Energy Week takes place right after another similar event held in Moscow.

During the Russian Energy Week last week, Sergey Gorkov, the head of geological exploration holding Rosgeo, said that his corporation is currently negotiating several oil and solid mineral contracts with African countries.