Russia-Zimbabwe Relations
Submitted by Serban V.C. Enache…
Emmerson Mnangagwa, the President of Zimbabwe, visited Moscow in January to secure close economic cooperation with Russia and seek aid. Zimbabwe is currently facing runaway inflation, a shortage of foreign exchange balances, fuel stocks, food, and pharmaceuticals. Mnangawa declared 2019 as the year of “rebuilding,” wants Zimbabwe to catch pace with its more developed neighbors, and seeks to break the country’s 20 year-long isolation epoch by reaching out to the Russian Federation.
