Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (2R) speaks with Angolan Foreign Minister Assuncao Afonso de Sousa dos Anjos (R) upon his arrival 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

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (2R) speaks with Angolan Foreign Minister Assuncao Afonso de Sousa dos Anjos (R) upon his arrival 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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