Poland blocked the South African delegation travelling on a peacekeeping mission to Russia and Ukraine from getting off their plane for hours, citing what it said were undeclared dangerous goods on board.
to Russia and Ukraine from getting off their plane for hours, citing what it said were undeclared dangerous goods on board.President Cyril RamaphosaIn videos released by the reporters on social media, Ramaphosa’s head of security, Major General Wally Rhoode pointed to racism and sabotage as reasons for having been prevented from disembarking the aircraft.
Negotiations between the South African and Polish police had lasted well over 11 hours, according to a South Africa woman who flanked Rhoode during the impromptu media briefing. “Three consultation meetings had been held and representatives of the ministry of foreign affairs remained in constant contact with the South African advance team of president Ramaphosa’s office and the South African embassy in Warsaw.
This has been further exacerbated by Pretoria’s incoherent messaging on whether it would host Russia’s Presidentin August during the Brics summit of member states Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, in light of the International Criminal Court issuing a warrant of arrest against him over crimes related to the war.
Ramaphosa’s peacekeeping mission to Russia and Ukraine had already hit a snag when the heads of state of Congo, Egypt and Uganda pulled out this week, opting to deploy their delegates instead.
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