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South Africa’s radical leftist opposition party on Saturday urged the leaders of China, India and Brazil to boycott the Brics summit in Johannesburg next month in solidarity with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, who will not be attending.

Putin’s potential visit had posed a diplomatic and legal dilemma for South Africa, as he is the target of an International Criminal Court arrest warrant, but it was confirmed earlier this month he would not take part in person.

At an anniversary rally for the South Africa’s third-largest party, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), leader Julius Malema called on the remaining BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) leaders to also skip the August 22-24 summit, in a show of support for Putin.

“We call on the president of the People’s Republic of China, India and Brazil not to come to (the) Brics summit in solidarity with President Putin,” Malema said.

Malema also denounced the United States for “threatening” South Africa by demanding it turn against the Russian leader in exchange for remaining part of the landmark African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), which grants duty-free access for most exports.

“They can take away AGOA and leave us with our sovereignty,” the 42-year-old said, addressing a a packed stadium of over 90,000 supporters donning the party colour red.

The militant EFF, which draws inspiration from Marxism-Leninism, was celebrating its 10th anniversary.

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[–] Dark_Blade@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

solidarity with a wannabe Tsar

But why?