2023-07-09 17:09:28
Dilemma for Pretoria. South Africa will organize the next Brics summit in August, where Vladimir Putin is invited, despite the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against the Russian president, confirmed Sunday its president, Cyril Ramaphosa . Rumors previously mentioned a possible move of the summit to China. He did not comment on the presence or not at the summit of Vladimir Putin, targeted since March by an ICC warrant for the war crime of “deportation” of Ukrainian children, charges that Moscow rejected as a whole. As a member of the ICC, South Africa is theoretically supposed to arrest the Russian president if he enters its territory. Follow our live.
Cambodia warns Ukraine by recalling its “painful experience”. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen warned Ukraine against the use of cluster munitions on Sunday July 9. He reminded “painful experience” of his country, hit by American cluster bombs in the early 1970s. “It would be the greatest danger for Ukrainians for many years, even up to a hundred years, if cluster bombs were used in Russian-occupied areas on Ukrainian territory”, he tweeted.
Polish helicopters for Ukraine. According to Wall Street Journal, which cites sources familiar with the matter, Poland has sent Ukraine a dozen MI-24 helicopters that date back to Soviet times. This transfer had not been made public until now. In addition, during a visit to Ukraine, the Polish president insisted on the need to show unity before an important NATO summit next week.
Azov fighters back in Ukraine. These Ukrainian commanders were to remain in Turkey until the end of the conflict, thanks to an agreement between Moscow and kyiv. They were met at Istanbul airport by President Volodymyr Zelensky, who was on a visit to Turkey. Part of the Azov regiment, formed on the basis of the ultranationalist battalion of the same name, had been captured by Russian forces after the fall of Mariupol in May 2022.
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