By S’thembile Cele July 19, 2023 at 6:57 AM EDT

Russian President Vladimir Putin won’t attend next month’s summit of BRICS leaders and will instead be represented by his foreign minister, South Africa’s presidency said. The rand pared its earlier losses. Putin’s decision means the South African authorities will avoid having to execute an International Criminal Court warrant for the Russian leader’s arrest.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will attend the summit in Putin’s stead, the presidency said in a statement on Wednesday. The decision for Putin not to attend was by mutual consent, it said.

    • Xenon@lemmy.worldOP
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      Imagine having a “president” with less freedom to travel than Kim Jong Un.

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        But Putin gets to be the richest man in the word by hiding his wealth where he can never access it, being under the constant threat of assassination, hates by the free world, and not being able to visit countries other than Russian allies. What’s not to want?!

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      SA ignored an ICC warrant in 2015 already and it was basically shrugged off.

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    Smart move. Forcing South Africa’s hand for a PR win doesn’t make any sense. Lavrov has been touring Africa over the past weeks anyways.

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    lol BRICS are going strong I see. Is there a more useless group that hates each other more than them?

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        Man you people get angry when confronted with reality. Must be exhausting being you.

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          You are the one who negates reality, literally your white colonizer empire is collapsing and in decay and you somehow think you are a vibrant democracy. You will have a hard time when the rules world order get turned and the rest of the world stops caring about the West

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            It’s fun to see you projecting all your worst fears onto me without knowing anything. Angry, scared little man that you are.

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              What fears, I don’t live in the imperial core, and I am already oppressed by your empire, the only thing I could wish is that your shit holes country implode. I am not scared, I am thrilled to see a future where the West cannot do as they please without consequences

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                A little boy seeing evil empires around him that are the reason for his failure is indeed very brave, true.

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          Yeah, the post you’re replying to is definitely filled with anger.