Nigeria, May 8 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin continues prioritizing Africa and other friendly countries, this time in the context of 80th anniversary of WW-II (1945-2025). Simply referred to as 'Victory Day', Russia considers it as a historic defeat of Nazi Germany, in which an estimated 27 million Soviet citizens died. Putin last week declared a three-day ceasefire between May 8 and 10 to coincide with the Victory Day events, to which twenty-nine (29) world leaders will witness the main military parade at Moscow's Red Square.

The leaders include Abkhazia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Burkina Faso, China, Congo, Cuba, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Guinea Bissau, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, M...