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In this photo released by Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service, Malian Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdoulaye Diop, left, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov pose for a photo on the sidelines of the first ministerial Russia-Africa summit in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service via AP)

In this photo released by Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service, Malian Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdoulaye Diop, left, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov pose for a photo on the sidelines of the first ministerial Russia-Africa summit in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service via AP)

In this photo released by Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service, Ethiopian Minister of Foreign Affairs Gedion Timotheos, left, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov pose for a photo on the sidelines of the first ministerial Russia-Africa summit in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service via AP)

In this photo released by Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service, Ethiopian Minister of Foreign Affairs Gedion Timotheos, left, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov pose for a photo on the sidelines of the first ministerial Russia-Africa summit in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service via AP)