Mr Ramaphosa did not say if Mr Putin would attend the Brics summit in August. Read more at straitstimes.com.
South Africa is the current chair of the Brics, a grouping of heavyweights that also includes Brazil, Russia, India and China to challenge the dominant US and European-led global governance structures.
“We have not held a physical summit for... almost three years. It’s not going to be virtual,” he stressed. The arrest warrant is a diplomatic dilemma for Pretoria, which has been close to the Kremlin since the anti-apartheid struggle years., saying it is impartial and prefers dialogue, which it is pushing for.Defending South Africa’s neutral position, Mr Ramaphosa said Pretoria would not be deterred in its campaign to push for negotiation where conflicts arise.
In June, Mr Ramaphosa led a seven-country African peace delegation including representatives from the Republic of Congo, Egypt, Senegal and Uganda, in a historic attempt to broker peace between Kyiv and Moscow.
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