Kenya has delivered an emphatic plea to Russia to pursue diplomacy, citing its own history. 'This situation echoes our history. Kenya and almost every African country was birthed by the ending of empire. Our borders were not of our own drawing,' Martin Kimani told the security council. 'Today across the border of every single African country live our countrymen with whom we share deep bonds.'

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