“This is a very important topic because we see that more and more countries are making statements about their intention of joining BRICS,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told a regular news briefing.
Russia has boosted economic, military and other ties with China, India and various African and Latin American states after Moscow’s launch of full-scale military operations in Ukraine in February 2022 prompted Western economic sanctions. South Africa would have been legally obliged to arrest Putin if he had attended, under a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes by Russia in Ukraine. South Africa is an ICC member.
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