Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the summit of the BRICS group of nations in South Africa in August “by mutual agreement”, South Africa’s presidency said on Wednesday.
“By mutual agreement, President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation will not attend the summit, but the Russian Federation will be represented by Foreign Minister Mr [Sergey] Lavrov,” Vincent Magwenya, a spokesman for President Cyril Ramaphosa, said in a statement.
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I’m South African I see smart move as long as brics summit will be successfully.
We don’t need anything can disturb this summit
Lavrov should be on the same list though…
This whole ICC warrant dilemma was a Zelinski, EU, UK, US plot.
Everyone knows that.
This is going to upset all the hit men heading to South Africa 😂
Putin would do a video link for discussion s regarding BRICS
No balls Putin…..
Vladimir Putin did not attend 20 Summit in Bali Indonesia, now he will not be attending BRICS Summit in South Africa. Putin is too afraid of being arrested. BRICS summit should have been held in Minsk that way Putin can attend.
Putin comes from a nuclear power country! He can visit NATO member Turkey but not a BRICS country? That’s contradictory
@The Ancients Ancients What Putin can do with his nuclear weapon? Attack a NATO member or Ukraine with nuclear weapon? Putin knows very well that if he pushed the nuclear button, Russia too will be obliterated.
@The Ancients AncientsMost people don’t understand whats going on, so they keep saying whatever they want
South Africa gave in to western demands. I dont think BRICS would take South Africa serious anymore
Arrest Blaire and bush
BRICS should be abolish
Que Deus esteja com a Rússia e o seu presidente 🙏
sud afrika and Russia are brother in khuilo. Both are Banana republics.
Civil war would break out between us/nato backed government and the South African government
Western Imperialists put the South African President in a difficult position. The easiest way to put western Imperialists to shame is by not having Putin visit. The US isn’t even a signatory to the treaty, yet the Imperialist is controlling the actions of its EU puppets. I guess it makes sense since puppets are designed to be controlled. After all said and done, I guess this should send a message to non western nations to quit such a racist and sham organization, used to prosecute and jail mostly African leaders
The US must be fueling this, Putin hit the US with check mate with the war in Ukraine, when you look at the numbers after the sanctions were slapped on Russia, the US has been sinking.
They are trying to take out Putin to save themselves
The West doesn’t want BRICS to be successful because it is costing them.
Lol brics
Ang pagka ipokrito ng ICC pangingialam sa ibang bansa dapat na talagang pabagsakin ang mga kulonalismong bansa para sila naman anf maghirap at alipinin matagal na panahon nilang ginagawa samantala ang America hnd nila maaristo ang mayron mga war crime dutlad no boss ginira nila ang iraq dahil sa langis
You can’t just arrest the sitting president of a nuclear state. This is a joke and not news worthy.
Very wisely crafted. Tell it to western Imperialists nations, including ICC, a sham and racist organization used to prosecute and jail primarily African leaders. Over 90 percent of its cases involved former African leaders. Go figure!
Dapat na tirahin yan ng missile of massdistruction ang mga bansang nagpahirap sa sangkataohan para mabura na ang dugo ng mga nang aalipin at ginagawa nilang mga hayop ang tao
DECOUPLING IS UNDERWAY 🤩
I hope that Putin go to the Summit and then to be Putin arrested and then put in prison per 30 years Putin🎉👍🥳🍾🥂🎂😅
USA always gets what they want. It seems nobody got the ba_ _ _ to challenge the USA.SAD BUT TRUTH.😢
GOD bless Russia nd south Africa,Glory to Russia nd south Africa in jesus mighty name Amen,the cause and foundations of the war is Italy and France Paris and,America,Napoli,Taranto,Torino,sardinia,Rome
Who signs these treaties which never benefit any African country to begin with,pull out now,in all
This can be summed up the following way:
1. Putin is the winner here because he was wise enough to remove South Africa from the spot, thereby saving the country the trouble of being a victim of the Imperialists
2. South Africa did the right thing by mutually agreeing with Putin to not visit South Africa
3. The biggest loosers here are western Imperialists who under instruction from their gangster boss-the US, conspired to create an impossible situation for South Africa just to appease themselves. Needless to say their conspiracy did not work. There’s no way little guy South Africa could have arrested Putin because that would have meant a declaration of war on Russia, in which case, South Africa could be reduced to more Robles than even the Russian Rubul
If Putin leaves Russia he risks never going back
He is wise man. He doesn’t want Cyril to face too much political isolation in SA.
@D K or he’s just scared
@D K I think he is just scared. Scared that someone overthrows him when he leaves the country and scared he will be arrested when travelling abroad. Better to stay in his bunker.
@wyringen this is all speculation. Nobody knows the real reason. But i want BRICS successful. Enough of American wars and dollar exploitation of poor countries.
ICC should arrest war mongers first, US, NATO and EU
It’s circulated on the liar western media and their offshore office in Qatar, nowhere else.
BrICS
They caved.
BRICS is just a paper tiger.
South Africa just dudged a bullet. There could have been crippling sanctions on South Africa’s already mediocre economy.
SaZoshuba la and please asifunemabhomu ase rashiya la ngenxa yemelika esizowq ne Dola yalo ksasa
South Africa scared of sanctions.
President PUTIN is an African hero 🇷🇺🏁🔥🇷🇺🇷🇺❤ but Just didn’t want to cause sanctions to South African govt ⬇️
Africa trying to cherry pick on human rights, when ever it fits or does not again^^ – thats the real beauty about the ICC it serves all not only the cherry picker.
Just pull out of the ICC ! Its another entity linked to the US !
South Africa should leave the Rome Statute immediately.
Hey buddy, this is Vladimir, sorry I can’t make the meeting. I’ve had something come up.
South Africa should host Russia president without arrest who is USA And ICC to dictate for us in our land
It is not a good time for president Putin to visit and attend BRICS summit in South Africa!
President Putin have many responsibilities there in Russia instead he can delegate someone else
South Africa should remove thereself from ICC dictatorship members who cant arrested USA pass leaders who committed world crime(in Syria, Libya,iran, Iraq, Afghanistan and all Africa colonialist by USA, Britain and others) but when is not west they can arrest
Special forces of icc ready to arrest Putin if there is opportunity given 😅😅😅
yeaa🤗❤
All those snipers looking to cash in the rewards on Putin’s head will be disappointed.
Dont be fool, south Africa government dont have aby power, the apatheitd Government control the security including the Army
How is it…President Putin will travel to Turkey next month…with the invitation of the Turkish President…
Putin is a reasonable man, unlike Nancy Pelosi who went to Taiwan to provoke war. Evil american leaders never sleep
😂 more like a reasonable coward
@Swagger BOB LEE i get you might hate the guy but hes no where near being a coward. To take on the hegemonic western powers takes more balls than you can imagine
You are a good journalist
S. Africa should welcome Prigozhin to represent Putin
He could send his clone too😂😂
The Hague🤗❤
Imagine you arrest Putin and later find that he was a -clown- clone.
Seems that Ramaphosa is a 🐣!!
Hahaha
Forget India already pulled out of BRICS, but will send their prez/Rep. Brazil, like S. Africa are in SEVERE economic
disarray. Rubble is Tumbling & nobody wants to buy it. S. African economy is Worse. Yuan, its GDP is nearly in free
fall. The ANC needs Secondary sanctions for being incapable of a simple Arrest.
But Yup, BRICS is about to kill the Normal Currency Dollar of the World with Unstable Governments. But
they’re faking it, ’til they make it, except Putin pretends no Show, after Coup. S. Africa pretends is Hosting a real meet. And
Xi wants his African investments to yield land if not dividends. Brazil is in La-la land like India. They Keep up a pretense
w/ their Wagons hitched at Africa, and Putin is a No-Show, bc it Supposedly is Courts & Mutual agreements. Not about
Putin in his Bunker! There is a secret Reward for his Capture too, along with secondary Sanctions for non Arrest. So
When do I sell my saved Dollars for BRICS bills, please do tell, since the World trusts BRICS’ Rupees.
😅 it’s all political nonsense.
The hauge🎉🎉🎉🎉 weee 😂
That’s because an assassin will be sent by the cia or the wef or bis
SUMMIT will Continue and VLADIMIR PUTIN is part of BRICS. BRICS+ Countries are going to Create their own Currency, dollar is in deep Trouble ❤️❤️🇷🇺🇷🇺🇿🇦🇿🇦🇧🇷🇧🇷🇨🇳🇨🇳🇰🇵🇰🇵🇮🇳🇮🇳🇵🇸🇵🇸🇸🇦🇸🇦🇱🇸🇱🇸🇸🇿🇸🇿🇨🇺🇨🇺🇮🇶🇮🇶🇦🇷🇦🇷🇨🇩🇨🇩🇧🇮🇧🇮
Wise leader!
Putin is on his way out, even among his so called ‘friends’.
Unnecessary drama, the best way forward for s. Africa was to pull out of the ICC
The coward that sends his own to die but is afraid of getting arrested
So pathetic
NATO is a criminal organisation.
Of course he is afraid he will be arrested!!! He is a coward after all.
Cyril should also miss the summit. His presidency has been an example of leaders taking advantage of their people for their own gain. He is a criminal and a disgrace to the great nation of South Africa. I’m shocked at his lack of leadeship. Nelson Mandela would turn in his grave at the sight of his presidency. Shame on YOU Cyril.
Russia 🇷🇺 is very close to u go and arrest him westen propaganda
all US presidents was real murder at wars and war crimes. must be took them court.
Only LIEvrov goes from ruzzia 😂😢😅 and Lies as much as Pudin 🧌🧌🐽👿
Ok what ever that news is fake on side news station
Again Russians show true friendship indeed. Friend doesn’t threatened each other, it was great understanding our position
You mean when they shelled the African peace mission or stoping grain exports to Russia?
al jazeerat should always thank Israel and kiss its feet.
Mr Putin was selfless in this instance. – and this is commendable. He understands there are more important issues that the forthcoming BRICS meeting should be focusing on – than be distracted by his presence. It is worth noting that more than 30 countries have formally and or informally applied to join BRICS. Nobody believes the ANC would have arrested Mr Putin – in the event he had attended the BRICS meeting. That would not have happened. Also – Mr Putin put the relationship Russia has with the ANC first – before anything else. The ICC is a controversial organisation – is not neutral and does not enjoy universal support. John Bolton – the then National Security Advisor under former President Trump – threatened the ICC with sanctions and made an excoriating attack on the institution in a speech in Washington – five years ago. He was setting out the US policy toward the ICC. He made this speech at the Federalist Society In Washington DC. Mr Bolton pushed for sanctions on the ICC – over its investigation into alleged American war crimes in Afghanistan. He also announced the closure of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) office in Washington because of its calls for an ICC inquiry into Israel. “The United States will use any means necessary to protect our citizens and those of our allies from unjust prosecution by this illegitimate court,” Bolton said. He said the Trump administration would “fight back” and impose sanctions – even seeking to criminally prosecute ICC officials – if the court formally proceeded with opening an investigation into alleged war crimes committed by US military and intelligence staff during the war in Afghanistan or pursued any investigation into Israel other US allies. (Sources: the Guardian Newspaper and Al Jazeera (September 2018). I rest my case!!
A day of a black man in Russia maybe that’s why Putin said I ain’t going to Africa let’s see a picture of a day of a black man walking around in Russia😮
Very good 🎉🎉well.done s.a
Why ICC issues an arrest warrant on Modi or Milosovich instead Bush or Blair?
U are ryt don’t came u are not save
The prophets predicted and confirmed this
2:28 was that a sound of gas? 😂
Putin is afraid he will be arrested.
Now all of them want to arrest Putin if he comes in South Africa by the ICC, but i want to knows first why Bush, Barak, Blair, Sarkozy etc are free because all of us we know what they did. First off all they must be arrested then they can arrest Putin in peace also but if they are still free then why they want to arrest him, while those guys destroyed Irak, Lybia, Afghanistan, and many coutries in the world but they are free?
I agree. It’s time for S.A. to cut ties that don’t serve them.
Ww3 begins then
G-7 versus BRICS+++
Exclusive Club for Alumni Colonial Champion Countries.
versus
Mass Club of Alumni Colonized Countries.
G-7, physical colonization continues system colonialism , modern colonialism , colonize by system.
Hopefully the spirit of anti-colonialism in Asia-Africa Conference at Bandung Indonesia 1955 will animate the BRICS Conference , against colonialism in modern forms , against system colonialism.
The Oppressed versus The Oppressors.
✊ BRICS Summit 2023 ✊.
Look who’s afraid of their international arrest warrant
Poor Putin, he trapped himself now he is confIned himself within the Kremlin and Belarus. He can’t even visit his beloved friend Rama….. So now they’re usOKng an assassination plot as an excuse for Putin bot coming to the BRICS. Putin is more scared of his own subordinates than the West. He is even scared of his own shadow. 😊 and another thong, Russia and China do not do business on an equal basis, NEVER. Already, BRICS currency will be Chinese currency, the reason why its not the rouble currency is because the rouble currency is 3/4 buried. Now, the question African should be asking themselves is what benefit in the true economic and political sense, is there for Africa. Wake up from your slumber, Africa. When will Africa be for Africans. Let’s do business on our own terns for a change and not on other nations’ terms.
Start buy attempt on arresting Tony Blair or George Bush
Putin war carimnal
International carimnal cort warrent
We live in a time when forces of the world are changing, turbulent times ahead
*PUTIN, GOOD 👍 DECISION. YOU ARE REQUIRED IN RUSSIA 👍 MORE. PLEASE STAY IN RUSSIA FOR GUILDENCE. I ❤ RUSSIA.* 🌹🌺🌹
He will attend online 😂😂
So why was no one into arresting bush and others? Its like when you’re representing America your war crimes dont register smh
Putin is afraid of getting arrested and besides he left Moscow when the Wagner Group was in route to Moscow and the dictator actually nobody wants to get involved with because it’s like guilt by association and they might have adjoining cells Putin deserves to be in prison for his atrocities against Ukraine that he instructed his troops to commit various crimes and murder so Putin is a war criminal he is afraid of his own shadow
ICC prepared if Putin’s attending that summit arrest immediately
If ICC does nothing means ICC is toilet papers