Putin:

Russia has always stood by African peoples, supporting their struggle against colonial oppression.

We have fully and selflessly supported African nations in their pursuit of freedom, independence, sovereign development, and the right to choose their own political and economic systems.

https://x.com/clashreport/status/2115732427280654434?a=ygNoGgXvftHOal8zN5k&s=19

The video of Putin saying this is at the link. His rhetoric is identical to the Soviet rhetoric on the subject.

But wait, there’s more:

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov;

‘Over the past 500 years, all tragedies in the world originated in Europe or occurred owing to European policies: colonisation, the Crusades, the Crimean War, Napoleon, WW1, Hitler…’

After 300 years of slaughtering the peoples of the world and plundering the wealth of the global south to build the cities of Europe…

https://x.com/afshinrattansi/status/2114731227076870630?a=G4eGhjtmyCX_0wN70ow&s=19

Why do people believe that Russia is a continuation of the USSR? It’s a mystery. Poor Russians, they’re so misunderstood.

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