Putin welcomes Ruto and el-Sisi at Moscow's Russia-Africa summit
DWS News' full welcoming ceremony shows the handshakes, photographs and embraces as African delegations arrive at the Kremlin.
Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 64,627 views a day, 65 times a normal first day on this channel (998).
FULL CEREMONY: Putin Welcomes Ruto, el-Sisi & Other African Leaders at Russia-Africa Summit | AC1E
Video summary
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- 0:10Mahmoud Ali Youssouf shakes hands with Putin and poses for photographs.
- 4:58South Sudan's Salva Kiir arrives wearing his black hat and greets Putin.
- 7:33Kenya's William Ruto and his wife walk down the red carpet and shake hands with Putin.
- 8:35Ethiopia's Abiy Ahmed and his wife arrive for official photographs.
- 11:05Comoros President Azali Assoumani embraces Putin during his greeting.
- 12:15Egypt's Abdel Fattah el-Sisi exchanges greetings and poses for photographs as the ceremony nears its close.
Salva Kiir arrives in his familiar black hat. William Ruto walks down the red carpet with his wife. Denis Sassou Nguesso and Azali Assoumani embrace their host. DWS News' footage from Moscow captures the individual greetings behind the Russia-Africa Summit's formal group diplomacy.
Vladimir Putin receives the delegations at the Grand Kremlin Palace, standing before a backdrop identifying the gathering as the third Russia-Africa summit. A Russian-language announcer introduces the guests as they approach for handshakes and official photographs.
The ceremony drew about 31,000 views in its first eight hours, far beyond the channel's usual start for a regular video. It was not DWS News' only unusually strong upload: Kemi Badenoch's response to Britain's Budget also attracted substantially more viewing than a typical release.
The Moscow video is a welcoming ceremony, rather than a speech or a record of negotiations. DWS News describes the summit's broader agenda as trade, investment, security and diplomatic cooperation. Here, the focus stays on the arrivals: Ethiopia's Abiy Ahmed joins the procession, and Egypt's Abdel Fattah el-Sisi exchanges greetings and poses for photographs near the close.
Kenya's president since September 2022. He previously served as deputy president from 2013 to 2022.
More on Wikipedia ›Ethiopia's prime minister since 2018 and leader of the Prosperity Party since 2019.
More on Wikipedia ›Egypt's president since 2014 and a retired military officer.
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- Channel
- DWS News
- Subscribers
- 350,000 ▲ 2,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 3,327,792
- Channel views, pace per day
- 247,046 (on a normal day: 396,853)
- Video published
- October 28, 2026
- Video views so far
- 31,511 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 64,627
The numbers
The welcoming ceremony has drawn an unusually large early audience for a DWS News regular video.
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Which country does William Ruto represent at the summit?
William Ruto appears at the ceremony as Kenya's president.


