‘Historic’ BRICS Summit to Be Held Without Putin in Person

Russian President Vladimir Putin volition not question to Johannesburg for the BRICS acme successful August, according to the bureau of his South African counterpart. Moscow volition nonstop Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov instead, the Kremlin confirmed, emphasizing that Putin volition articulation the lawsuit via video link.

Putin to Take Part successful BRICS Talks connected Enlargement, Currency Matters connected Conference Call

Russia’s caput of authorities volition not beryllium among the leaders of the BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) erstwhile they conscionable successful idiosyncratic adjacent month, Russian media reported, quoting the bureau of the South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. The connection elaborated:

By communal agreement, President Putin volition not be the summit. The Russian Federation volition beryllium represented by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

Putin’s attendance has been successful question since his indictment by the International Criminal Court (ICC). In March, the Hague-based intergovernmental enactment issued an apprehension warrant for him and Russia’s Commissioner for Children’s Rights, Maria Lvova-Belova.

Both person been accused of deportation of Ukrainian children from the struggle zone, among different charges. While Russia does not admit the authorization of the ICC, the Republic of South Africa is nether its jurisdiction.

The acme volition beryllium held connected Aug. 22 – 24 successful South Africa’s largest city, Johannesburg, and volition absorption connected important issues specified arsenic the bloc’s expansion and the usage of the national currencies of the subordinate states successful trade.

Vladimir Putin volition instrumentality portion successful the BRICS forum successful South Africa via video link, his Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov told the RIA Novosti quality agency, confirming Pretoria’s announcement.

“President Putin has decided to enactment successful the BRICS acme successful the format of a video league call. This volition beryllium a full-fledged participation. Minister Lavrov volition beryllium contiguous astatine the gathering itself,” the Kremlin’s spokesperson explained.

South Africa’s committedness to the palmy holding of the upcoming “historic” BRICS acme and the designation of the country’s ineligible obligations nether the ICC’s Rome Statute determined the format of Russia’s participation, according to Vincent Magwenya, spokesperson for Ramaphosa’s office.

Quoted by Russia’s Radio Sputnik, Magwenya added that helium believes that Vladimir Putin’s lack volition not interfere with the planned lawsuit since the Russian Federation volition beryllium represented by Foreign Minister Lavrov.

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