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Russia's President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Mali's President Assimi Goita during a meeting following the Russia-Africa summit in Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 29, 2023. Mikhail Metzel/TASS Host Photo Agency via REUTERS
Mali's military leader Assimi Goita said on Tuesday that he had spoken on the phone to Russian President Vladimir Putin about the situation in Niger.
Putin "stressed the importance of a peaceful resolution of the situation for a more stable Sahel," Goita said on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.
(Reporting by Nellie Peyton; editing by John Stonestreet)
