Tanzania, June 1 -- Dar es Salaam. President Samia Suluhu Hassan will undertake a state visit to Russia from June 3 to 5, 2026, at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to a statement released on Monday, June 1, 2026 by the Directorate of Presidential Communications at State House.

The statement described the trip as historic, noting that it will be only the second visit to Russia by a Tanzanian Head of State, following the visit made by the Father of the Nation, Mwalimu Julius Nyerere, in October 1969.

"This visit is historic as it will be only the second undertaken by a President of Tanzania to Russia, following that of the Father of the Nation, Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere, in October 1969," the statement ...