Buying off the ones that came to his conference with loan forgiveness and grain, whilst blocking grain shipments for those who didn't.
True power play.
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Wonder how many of the countries believe the free grain or are they just playing along for the theatrics
Debts forgiven by years:
- 2005: Syria $9.7 billion , Ethiopia $1.1 billion
- 2006: Algeria 4.7 billion $
- 2007: Afghanistan 11.1 billion $
- 2008: Iraq $12 billion , Libya $4 billion
- 2010: Afghanistan $891 million, Mongolia $180 million
- 2012: North Korea 11 billion $
- 2013: Kyrgyzstan 500 million $
- 2014: cuba $30 billion
- 2015: Madagascar 88.9 million $
- 2016: Mongolia $ 172 million , Uzbekistan $865 million
etc. Debt forgiven actually happens every year, nothing new.