Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba, who is on a diplomatic tour of African countries, during a video broadcast on Instagram from Ethiopia, said that his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov is planning a trip to Africa " It is reported by Ukrinform.

“I know that in Moscow they are very closely following my tour, and where I appear, the Russian ambassador comes and starts telling: how bad it is that you received the Ukrainian minister.

Lavrov is following in my footsteps, immediately trying to talk to the people with whom I spoke and is planning a visit to Africa,” the head of the Ukrainian diplomatic department said..

According to him, Africa is a space for a diplomatic duel with the Russian Federation, noting that Russia has worked very powerfully for 30 years, sowed its propaganda and convinces that it is Africa's "

Kuleba added that his tour of the continent will continue in Rwanda.

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Earlier, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said that African leaders want to come to Ukraine on a peace mission..