President Dmitry Medvedev (L) and his Angolan counterpart Jose Eduardo dos Santos shake hands during an official ceremony at the President's palace in Luanda on June 26, 2009. Medvedev said during his four-nation tour of Africa that his country did not seek to control energy supplies out of the continent to the West. Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 months ago

President Dmitry Medvedev (L) and his Angolan counterpart Jose Eduardo dos Santos shake hands during an official ceremony at the President's palace in Luanda on June 26, 2009. Medvedev said during his four-nation tour of Africa that his country did not seek to control energy supplies out of the continent to the West.

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