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Paranoid Putin packing for Pretoria, but Russia has little to offer SA - Ronan Wordsworth

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The eyes of the international world are once again turning to South Africa after Russian President Vladimir Putin has been given diplomatic immunity to attend the upcoming BRICS summit. BizNews talks to Prague-based analyst and host of The Geopolitical Pickle podcast, Ronan Wordsworth, about the logistics and implications of such a visit: an advance party of Russian security agents to keep the paranoid Putin safe from assassination - and maybe even a body double or two. Wordsworth says South Africa is sending a strong message to the West, but warns that Russia may not have much to offer South Africa in return for its support. He also speaks about the return to Cold War dynamics on the Continent - and tots up what Russia, China and the US are bringing to the table. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
30 May 2023 11AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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