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Putin Decides to Take Part in BRICS Summit Online, Kremlin Says
Putin Decides to Take Part in BRICS Summit Online, Kremlin Says
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The South African president's office said on Wednesday that following a joint decision being reached, Putin would not attend the BRICS summit in South Africa's... 19.07.2023, Sputnik Africa
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to participate in the BRICS summit via video conference, and top diplomat Sergey Lavrov will be present at the event, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Sputnik.A day earlier, court documents were declassified in which the South African President Cyril Ramaphosa wrote that Moscow had made it clear that arresting President Putin would be a "declaration of war," which the Kremlin later denied and said no such issue had been raised.South Africa's neutral stance between Russia and the West over Ukrainian conflict, as Ramaphosa underscored in May, has been the source of "extraordinary pressure" on Pretoria to choose one side or the other.In mid-March, the Hague-based ICC, which has jurisdiction in South Africa, issued an arrest warrant for Putin in connection with the alleged illegal transfer of children from the combat zone in Ukraine to Russia.As Peskov stated, raising the issue of the ICC arrest of the Russian president is unacceptable, and Moscow does not recognize the jurisdiction of the ICC with all of its decisions being null and void from the legal point of view.South Africa, which assumed the rotating BRICS presidency in 2023, will host the 15th summit of the group's leaders in August.
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Putin Decides to Take Part in BRICS Summit Online, Kremlin Says
15:13 19.07.2023 (Updated: 15:20 03.08.2023) The South African president's office said on Wednesday that following a joint decision being reached, Putin would not attend the BRICS summit in South Africa's Johannesburg in August, but would be represented by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to participate in the BRICS summit via video conference, and top diplomat Sergey Lavrov will be present at the event, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Sputnik.
"President Putin has decided to participate in the BRICS summit via video conference. He will fully participate in the work. Minister Lavrov will be present at the meeting," Peskov said.
A day earlier, court documents
were declassified in which the South African President Cyril Ramaphosa wrote that Moscow had made it clear that arresting President Putin would be a "declaration of war," which the
Kremlin later denied and said no such issue had been raised.
South Africa's neutral stance between Russia and the West over Ukrainian conflict, as Ramaphosa underscored in May, has been the source of "extraordinary pressure" on Pretoria to choose one side or the other.
This was reflected in US Ambassador to South Africa Reuben Brigety's accusations that Pretoria was supplying arms to Russia, which both South Africa and Russia denied.
In mid-March, the Hague-based ICC, which has jurisdiction in South Africa, issued an arrest warrant for Putin in connection with the alleged illegal transfer of children from the combat zone in Ukraine to Russia.
Moscow denies the accusations, saying Russian authorities have been rescuing children from Ukrainian shelling and taking them out of the war zone to safer areas.
As Peskov stated, raising the issue of the ICC arrest of the Russian president
is unacceptable, and Moscow does not recognize the jurisdiction of the ICC with all of its decisions being null and void from the legal point of view.
South Africa, which assumed the rotating BRICS presidency in 2023, will host the 15th summit of the group's leaders in August.
