‘Should I stay or should I go?’ Russian President Vladimir Putin is not known to be an avid fan of British punk rock, but this question posed in the 1980s hit by the Clash accurately describes the dilemma the Kremlin faces with regards to the upcoming BRICS summit in South Africa. Should Vladimir Putin indeed stay in Moscow or go all the way to Johannesburg, despite Western pressure? To discuss this, Oksana is joined by Thembisa Fakude, senior research fellow at Africa Asia Dialogues.
