Russian President Vladimir Putin meeting with Senegalese President Macky Sall. File photoMOSCOW, June 19President of Senegal, the current chairman of the African Union, Macky Sall, supported the words of French President Emmanuel Macron that Russia should not be humiliated, and said that he considered it his duty to continue negotiations with the Russian Federation, despite on the situation in Ukraine. Earlier, Macron said that Russia should not be humiliated, as the day will come when hostilities will stop and countries will be able to «find a way through diplomacy.» He also said that he spent about 100 hours on the phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding the situation in Ukraine. What started in Europe «Yes, President Macron says very reasonable things. History will show that he is right. The head of state should not act solely on emotions. He should take into account realities,» Sall said in an interview with the French Journal du Dimanche. The head of the African Union stressed that he considers it his duty to negotiate with Russia. In particular, he notes the need to discuss the supply of grain and fertilizers to Africa, which were violated due to anti-Russian sanctions. Maki Sall, at a meeting with Putin in Sochi in early June, said that the anti-Russian sanctions of the West deprived African countries of access to grain and fertilizers, which aggravated the situation in the food sector, it is necessary to remove grain and fertilizers from sanctions.
