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Moscow expands network of cultural centers ‘to exert influence in Africa’

In Mali, a video was screened promoting Moscow’s version of the 2014 annexation of Crimea. (Paul Lorgerie/For The Washington Post via Getty Images)
In Mali, a video was screened promoting Moscow’s version of the 2014 annexation of Crimea. (Paul Lorgerie/For The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Critics have accused the centers of pushing propaganda narratives.