Vladimir Putin vows Russia will stand with Africa to help the continent overcome current crises.
The President was speaking at the Russia-Africa summit, with day two of July's biggest geopolitical event kicking off in an hour's time.
Narendra Modi's government in India faces a no confidence vote in parliament, over ethnic clashes in the country's North East.
As the price of 'Russian crude' trades over the EU's imposed 60 dollars a barrel price cap, Washington's expected to remind Western trading firms and oil tanker owners, the rules of its game.
