Russia’s President Putin wishes Ghana happy Independence Day

The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin has wished Ghana a happy Independence day.

Ghana is celebrating its sixty-fifth (65) anniversary after gaining independence from the British way back on the 6th of March, 1957.

The country has been well wished by other countries and dignitaries around the world which Mr Putin is no exception.

In a release by the Russian Embassy in Ghana from the countries president, Putin, directed to Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, they congratulated Ghana on their achievement and also reminded the friendly nature of the relationship between the two countries as they are convinced the partnership will lead to positive development of the two parties.

Also, Ukrainian and Russian troops are continuing to battle for control of key cities including Kherson and Mariupol in the south as the war enters its second week.

The fate of Kherson on the Black Sea coast is still unclear after the US denied Russian claims that it had fallen to Vladimir Putin’s forces, insisting fighting was ongoing.

On Thursday night, it emerged in the south that Russian soldiers opened fire in the town of Energodar, next to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station – Europe’s largest – and were trying to seize control of the facility. Russia has already captured the defunct Chernobyl plant, about 60 miles north of the capital Kyiv.