The US/EU have condemned him for the wholesale killings in Ethiopia, hence his foreign policy pivot toward Russia.
Amharas are very cunning people. They used an 'Oromo' cloaked in an Amhara mannerism, Abiy, to realize their goal. Now, unbeknownst to him, he stands in their way of achieving their ultimate prize of ruling Abyssinia (again) for the next millennium. They will soon liquidate him, too.
Here is his plea to Russia:
I hope despot Putin categorically says no to him.



