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South Africa Warns Putin Could Face Arrest While Attending BRICS Summit - The Moscow Times
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@realcaseyrollins @Otan Is the logic that a different country will try to arrest him there?
@Ducking @Otan No, it's that no country, especially #SouthAfrica, wants to risk starting #WWIII, even over #Putin vs. #Ukraine
It wouldn't be SA picking sides in that war, though; it'd be about their legal obligation to act on the outstanding warrant for his arrest issued by the ICC.
They may still be unwilling to try to arrest him, but they're probably concerned about the long term. The ICC will be around long after Putin is gone.
@sxan Oh I'm not doubting they are okay with picking sides. Picking sides is all fun and games until it's time to actually fight, which is why that's what we're seeing rn 🤪
I'm saying they might be afraid of starting #WWIII, the effects of which would likely be more severe and long lasting than some #ICC sanctions.
The fact that people in the west genuinely believe that South Africa would arrest Putin shows just how divorced from reality they've become.