Putin Won’t Attend BRICS Summit in Person, South Africa Says
By S'thembile Cele July 19, 2023 at 6:57 AM EDT
Russian President Vladimir Putin won’t attend next month’s summit of BRICS leaders and will instead be represented by his foreign minister, South Africa’s presidency said. The rand pared its earlier losses. Putin’s decision means the South African authorities will avoid having to execute an International Criminal Court warrant for the Russian leader’s arrest.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will attend the summit in Putin’s stead, the presidency said in a statement on Wednesday. The decision for Putin not to attend was by mutual consent, it said.
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Yes or he would be arrested.
Imagine having a "president" with less freedom to travel than Kim Jong Un.
But Putin gets to be the richest man in the word by hiding his wealth where he can never access it, being under the constant threat of assassination, hates by the free world, and not being able to visit countries other than Russian allies. What’s not to want?!
Putin is not the richest man in the world. That would be Elon Musk.
or assassinated
SA ignored an ICC warrant in 2015 already and it was basically shrugged off.
Shows that ICC has an impact even if Putin doesn't get arrested.
Saves SA their ICC standing.
Smart move. Forcing South Africa's hand for a PR win doesn't make any sense. Lavrov has been touring Africa over the past weeks anyways.
lol BRICS are going strong I see. Is there a more useless group that hates each other more than them?
The Brits.
Aw, is little baby Putler too scared to go to South Africa? What a coward.