An International Criminal Court arrest warrant issued for the Russian president put summit host South Africa in a sticky situation.
Alexander Kazakov—Sputnik/AFP/Getty ImagesJOHANNESBURG — Vladimir Putin will be the odd one out when leaders from the BRICS economic bloc of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa meet in Johannesburg this week.The reason? An International Criminal Court arrest warrant issued for the Russian president put summit host South Africa in a sticky situation and ultimately resulted in Putin staying at home.
South Africa lobbied for months ahead of the summit to persuade Putin to stay at home so it could avoid the problem, South African officials say. South African Deputy President Paul Mashatile said last month that Putin was determined to come before an agreement for him to participate virtually was finally announced.
“We are talking about full-fledged participation,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said."This will include a speech by the president and, if necessary, participation in an exchange of views.”China and Russia are in favor of a bigger BRICS and are seen to be pushing for that. Nearly two dozen countries have applied to become new members, including Saudi Arabia, Iran, Argentina, Algeria, Egypt, Ethiopia and United Arab Emirates.
If the policy is given the go-ahead, a bigger BRICS might be seen as an opportunity for China and Russia to extend their influence.The possible BRICS expansion is seen by some as part of China and Russia’s effort to challenge the Group of 7 major industrial nations and other Western international institutions.
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