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Russia Secures Africa Forum Consensus and Advances U.S.-Mediated Ukraine Talks

Kyiv voiced support for a U.S.-proposed trilateral meeting following Moscow's Africa forum push.

Overview

  • Sergey Lavrov said participants at the RussiaAfrica ministerial in Cairo unanimously adopted a final joint statement outlining future cooperation.
  • RDIF chief Kirill Dmitriev arrived in Miami for talks with U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on Washington’s settlement plan, and he signaled readiness for Arctic cooperation with the United States.
  • President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine supports a three-way meeting with Russia and the United States, noting expectations focused on prisoner exchanges or preparing a leaders’ summit.
  • Russia’s Supreme Court recognized Polina Lurye as the legal owner of an apartment purchased from singer Larisa Dolina, after earlier lower-court rulings and a fraud complaint that led to a criminal case and seizure.
  • Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić reported talks with foreign partners and said he expects OFAC license requests next week to safeguard NIS operations under U.S. sanctions.