"This is horror": Vladimir Putin became a real headache for South Africa - BBC

It is reported that all more politicians are beginning to believe in the West that South Africa has a very warm relationship with Russia. Moreover, it is suspected that South Africa supports the Kremlin in its invasion of Ukraine and may have even sent weapons to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. One of the high -ranking South African officials on the rights of anonymity hinted in conversation with journalists that such perception of the situation is wrong. "It's a nightmare," he said.

Political scientist Philan Mtemba also stated that no one in the South African government wants to go from the United States, the United Kingdom and the EU. "Everyone knows that these are extremely important trading partners," he said. There is also an alternative thought. According to the Russian Academician from Cape Town Irina Filatov, the government of South Africa supports the Russian Federation. "There is no doubt about this.

They believe that the world slips out of the hands of the West that the Russians will be stronger and win, and that they are investing in a strategic future, in a new world order," she said. The publication writes that many South Africans remember how Soviet Moscow supported liberation movements throughout Africa. According to journalists, after a quarrel with the US Ambassador, who accused South Africa, the South African currency, Rand, and sharply fell to the US dollar.

These are bad news for a country that is already fighting a faulty energy system, chronic unemployment and destroying infrastructure. In addition, as stated in the material, South Africa is faced with another diplomatic headache, as she tries to decide whether to support the invitation she sent to President Vladimir Putin to visit Johannesburg in August to participate in Brix Summit.

It is reported that the International Criminal Court issued an international warrant for Putin's arrest for war crimes in Ukraine. If the Kremlin head actually arrives in South Africa, they are obliged to arrest. According to journalists, there are more and more signs that South Africa is looking for ways to avoid meeting Putin, possibly by moving the summit to another country.

We will remind that on May 31 the media reported that the opposition of South Africa vs "Putin's foot would set on the country of the country. " The opposition requires the court permission to arrest the President of the Russian Federation and categorically oppose the change of law that could allow the country to be visited. In addition, it was reported that South Africa wants to rewrite the laws before the Brix Summit.