washington bureau chief, mikaela cook no, was there and caught up with nearby as president high gain gob. what the summit about about recognition of africa. was it purely trade for you? both firs, after the das axis and other countries, europe, at africa, europe summits, mainland china, africa, russia, with that. so those very important that are the united states can vote for africa us summit a summer is hard to us. so we go for discussing good relations. when i'll go into the 2nd phase of our developer that of economic development with airfoil and to tell the world africa is open to do business. we are there to develop own countries where to withhold hands from the world so that they can come and invest with all kinds of materials. but investment must not desk come as in the past to come and take the role. my, did ellison take them out and add value outside? good mars add value edition in mac, redone in africa, to transfer technology and a jobs that's ad. yeah. so that as a good submitted, that would really love to look at those date on average as problem for exam problem areas back

and that is something that is being hotly debated here right now. mikaela cook now in washington d. c. thank you. and correspondent and russia analysts, konstantin exit. it's joining us and then the s lithuania, we've just been hearing a little bit more about the russian view on this. how is this still being seen in russia? well, it depends on who you're talking about. and i think that definitely the pocket duma deputies and put an immediate entourage. we'll see that he delivered on his book on a very long ago pledge to bring mc victor boot home. frankly, there are many questions about the value of boot to the kremlin, although he was a very famous arms dealer to know with you know, but he served as a prototype for nicholas cage's role in the film of the law to war. all. but many people suspect that this desire of the crumbling to get him back is linked to probably some other services that boot performed for the kremlin. probably the russian intelligence, as for the way to public, it all depends on whether boots liberation will be played out on the national medium propaganda charles

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and our washington correspond mikaela cook now told me earlier about what's expected from zalinski trip to the u. s, and his meeting with the west president. well, there's a lot of symbolism playing into this as we saw russian president vladimir putin oversee his defense minister, basically announcing that the russian military will be expanded here as symbolic meeting in the united states. romeo lens, e. visiting by far his most important and biggest factor, the united states, the u. s. president. yes. but also u. s. congress that has sent some $50000000000.00 in assistance already ukraine's way and is about to potentially do the same. this is a crucial day in washington d. c. where a almost 2 trillion budget could be decided upon and vote him is zalinski. it has been increasingly making the case that he needs more weapons and he needs more sophisticated weapons systems. and that's why we're not just announcing 2000000000, that's what we heard from a white house official in extra assistance, but also cruise to the of the deployment of a patriot defense system. which could be a game chan