The South African presidency announced that they would not invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend a BRICS nations conference in South Africa next month. This decision brings an end to months of rumors that he might be jailed.
Putin skip BRICS summit in South Africa: Putin’s probable visit has presented Pretoria with a challenging diplomatic challenge. As a member of the International Criminal Court, South Africa must comply with the terms of the arrest warrant for the Russian leader if he enters the nation. According to a statement from President Cyril Ramaphosa’s spokesman Vincent Magwenya, President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation will not attend the summit.
Instead, Sergei Lavrov, the foreign minister of Russia, will do so, according to Magwenya.
Last night, Ramaphosa pointed out that he held the most recent consultation as one of “a number of consultations” in recent months. South Africa, which currently chairs the BRICS group, a confederation of powerful nations including Brazil, Russia, India, and China, sees itself as a counterweight to Western economic dominance.
“The organizers will hold the BRICS summit in Johannesburg from August 22 to August 24 and have formally invited Putin to attend, despite facing intense internal and international pressure not to host him.”
The leaders of the other nations will all be present, according to Magwenya.
“President Ramaphosa Optimistic About Summit Success and Calls for Warm Welcome to Delegates”
“President Ramaphosa is confident that the Summit will be a success and calls on the nation to extend the necessary hospitality to the many delegates who will arrive from various parts of the continent and the globe,” he stated.
The ICC wants Putin due to allegations that Russia forcibly removed Ukrainian children.
Ramaphosa claimed that his arrest would have amounted to a declaration of war against Russia in court documents made public on Tuesday. “The Democratic Alliance (DA), the country’s largest opposition party, conducted the evaluation in an affidavit in response to their request. Furthermore, They exerted effort to pressure the government and ensure that they would turn over the Kremlin leader to the ICC if he showed up.
However, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov questioned whether the two countries employed war language in their negotiations.