Mr. Sevoba, who works at the Guinean Embassy in Moscow, has been wearing this shirt for three years now. Credit: Twitter
A Guinean diplomat claimed his «love» for Vladimir Putin when he attended the St. Petersburg summit wearing a shirt emblazoned with the Russian leader's unsmiling face.
The man Russian media called lama Jacques Sevoba, completed what looked like a cap with a communist hammer and sickle.
Mr Sevoba, who works at the Guinean embassy in Moscow, said he did not buy a shirt for the Russia-Africa summit at this week. , where Putin tried to win support among African leaders.
He told the Telegram channel DD Geopolitics: «I have had it for three years, because I love it very much, so I wear it at any time.» time, anywhere.
“And today I must show my people that Russia and Africa will become even greater friends than ever before.”
The Moscow Times did not seem to convince Sevoba Overture's diplomatic speech, calling the shirt «a not-so-thin wardrobe choice.»
It comes as Putin tries to rally African support for his war in Ukraine at the St. Petersburg summit.
Launching the offensive with charm, he quoted Nelson Mandela and named former Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser and Patrice Lumumba, the slain Congo independence leader.Amid fears of a post-exit global food crisis Russia from the Black Sea Export Agreement, he promised free grain to six African countries. Guinea was not among them.
In total, only 17 heads of state took part in the summit, less than half of the 43 who took part in a similar conference in Sochi in 2019.
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