Putin cuts lonely determine as he addresses BRICS summit remotely over arrest fears

Vladimir Putin reduce a deeply remoted determine as he delivered his speech to fellow leaders of BRICS members.

On Wednesday (August 23), the Russian president addressed the world and the summit held in South Africa through video hyperlink.

The chief was filmed sitting behind a white spherical desk in a room crammed with screens. As he spoke with flags of BRICS members displayed within the background, Putin gave the impression to be alone within the room.

Putin did not attend the occasion in individual amid fears the arrest warrant issued by the International Crime Court (ICC) in March can be enforced, signalling the choice to invade Ukraine is isolating the president even from his allies.

The ICC warrant is accusing the president of warfare crimes linked to the alleged “deportation and transfer” of Ukrainian kids from territories a part of Ukraine however occupied by Moscow.

Russia has rejected the accusation as outrageous and stated the warrant has no authorized which means as a result of Moscow just isn’t a member of the ICC.

But, as South Africa is a member, the nation’s president Cyril Ramaphosa can be pressured to implement the warrant ought to Putin cross his nation’s borders.

The warrant put Mr Ramaphosa in a difficult position ahead of the summit, as whereas South Africa continued to proclaim itself impartial within the battle between Moscow and Kyiv, it is likely one of the African nations near Russia.

Despite his lonely look through video hyperlink, Putin did not fail to make use of his speech to put the blame on others for the illegal invasion he ordered.

Pushing additional the narrative Russia was pressured to assault Kyiv, the Russian president stated: “Our actions in Ukraine are dictated by just one factor – to finish the warfare that was unleashed by the West and its satellites in opposition to the individuals who stay within the Donbas.

“I need to be aware that it was the need to take care of their hegemony on the earth, the need of some nations to take care of this hegemony that led to the extreme disaster in Ukraine.”

Brazil, one of many BRICS members, stated to be prepared to affix the efforts to convey Russia and Ukraine to the negotiating desk and finish the battle.

However, Russia and Ukraine essentially disagree on the peace phrases, as Kyiv needs to see the return of all of the territories occupied by Moscow, whereas Putin beforehand stated talks ought to contemplate the “new realities” created by his troops, who occupied four Ukrainian regions in February 2022 as well as Crimea in 2014.

During his speech on Wednesday, Putin also complained to fellow BRICS members – Brazil, India, China and South Africa – about the terms of the Black Sea grain deal which he ended in July, saying: “A complete of 32 million tonnes of cargo has been exported from Ukraine and solely about three per cent have gone to the least developed nations – lower than a million tonnes.

“None of the phrases of the so-called deal regarding the lifting of sanctions imposed on Russian exports of grain and fertilisers to world markets have been fulfilled. Obligations to Russia on this regard have been merely ignored.”

The grain deal had allowed over the previous 12 months the protected passage to and from Ukrainian ports within the Black Sea of grains and seed oils.