It's hardly surprising that Putin should be so heedless of the impact on African nations of his decision to exterminate Ukraine's grain. Every Russian I've ever spoken to in business, politics, and personal life has had a complete contempt for dark-skinned people. Russians regard people with dark skins as non-human, mindless, and therefore beneath consideration. It's sad that some African dictators are so focused on their own asset-stripping activities that they partner up with Russia to accomplish the looting of their own nations.