Ukraine has accused Russia of trying to push its ally Belarus to the top of an international diamond certification body to protect Moscow’s gems from being branded conflict diamonds following its invasion.
Some members of the Kimberley Process, a coalition of governments, industry and civil society that certifies diamonds, have called for diamonds from Russia, the world’s top producer by volume, to be labeled conflict diamonds.Belarus has applied to be the KP’s vice chair in 2023 and chair in 2024, according to a Sept.
The KP has the power to ban diamond exports from certain countries, as it did in 2013 when rebels seized power in Central African Republic. Jacob Thamage of Botswana, the current KP chair, to whom the bid was addressed, did not respond to a request for comment.
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