Russia's President Vladimir Putin addresses the media during the Russia-Africa summit at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow on October 29, 2026. (Photo by Igor IVANKO / AFP via Getty Images)

Russia's President Vladimir Putin addresses the media during the Russia-Africa summit at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow on October 29, 2026. (Photo by Igor IVANKO / AFP via Getty Images)

Russia's President Vladimir Putin addresses the media during the Russia-Africa summit at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow on October 29, 2026. (Photo by Igor IVANKO / AFP via Getty Images)

Russia's President Vladimir Putin addresses the media during the Russia-Africa summit at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow on October 29, 2026. (Photo by Igor IVANKO / AFP via Getty Images)

Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with Chairperson of the African Union and Burundi's President Evariste Ndayishimiye (L) following a joint press briefing during the Russia-Africa summit at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow on October 29, 2026. (Photo by Igor IVANKO / AFP via Getty Images)

Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with Chairperson of the African Union and Burundi's President Evariste Ndayishimiye (L) following a joint press briefing during the Russia-Africa summit at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow on October 29, 2026. (Photo by Igor IVANKO / AFP via Getty Images)

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) and Chairperson of the African Union and Burundi's President Evariste Ndayishimiye (L) address the media during the Russia-Africa summit at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow on October 29, 2026. (Photo by Alexander KAZAKOV / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

Russia's President Vladimir Putin addresses the media during the Russia-Africa summit at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow on October 29, 2026. (Photo by Igor IVANKO / AFP via Getty Images)