Putin SA In A Difficult Position - Russian Leader May Have To Snapchat 2023 BRICS Summit
It’s tough being a global ‘playa’ when you are wanted by the International Criminal Court for the unlawful transfer of kids from Ukraine to Russia .Such is the conundrum that the SA government finds themselves in as the upcoming 2023 BRICS summit draws closer.
The ICC holds jurisdiction under the Rome Statute: a treaty designed to keep political leaders accountable for crimes on the international stage. “The Ramaphosa administration is the one that revoked the earlier decision to leave the ICC and decided the country would stay. So they can’t now go against their own decision by allowing Putin to come. They would not want to take decisions that might harm the interest of the country in the long term. South Africa does not want to be a pariah state.
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