2023-06-29 19:05:04
Will Vladimir Putin, under an international arrest warrant, go to the BRICS summit in South Africa in August? The answer is still uncertain.
And for good reason. The South African government casts doubt on the possible participation of the Russian leader.
South Africa being a member of the International Criminal Court, it should arrest President Putin, as demanded by the ICC, upon his arrival in the country.
Last month, South African officials raised the possibility of moving the summit to a non-ICC member country like China.
Because this situation puts Pretoria in an uncomfortable position, as South African President Cyril Ramaphosa acknowledged in April. Pretoria maintains close diplomatic relations with Moscow and has always insisted on its “neutrality” in the conflict in Ukraine.
A position strongly criticized by Western countries. Particularly after recent allegations (denied by Pretoria) that South Africa secretly supplied weapons to the Kremlin.
The leaders of the other member countries of the BRICS, China, India and Brazil, will be well present at this summit.
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