Russian President Vladimir Putin Gifts President Emmerson Mnangagwa With Presidential Chopper (original) (raw)
Russian President Vladimir Putin Gifts President Emmerson Mnangagwa With Presidential Chopper
Zimbabwe’s Information Secretary, Nick Mangwana, has announced that President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been gifted a helicopter by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The helicopter gift was bestowed upon President Mnangagwa during his presence at the Second Russia-Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum, hosted in St. Petersburg, Russian Federation, spanning from the 27th to the 28th of July 2023.
In a Twitter post, Mangwana said:
In this picture collage, you are looking at the Zim1 Helicopter gifted by President Putin to President @edmnangagwa. This bird will soon be gracing our skies.
Russia’s 50,000-Tonne Grain Aid to Zimbabwe
The Herald has also reported that as a gesture to strengthen the already robust bilateral ties between the two nations, Russia has committed to providing Zimbabwe with 50,000 tonnes of grain, comprising wheat, barley, and maize, as a humanitarian aid package.
This generous supply offered free of charge, is expected to be delivered within the next three months.
He said Russia pulled out of the grain deal because none of the promises it was given about facilitating its own grain and fertilizer exports had been met.