Putin didn’t travel to Johannesburg for the BRICS summit to avoid “political show”
Host South Africa said at the time that Putin did not want to “jeopardise” the talks.
Speaking Thursday (Oct. 05) at a meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club, an international discussion forum, Putin explained why did not travel for the bloc’s first in-person meeting since the COVID-19 pandemic.
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