(Southern Africa) (3 Minutes read) (Global)
South Africa’s Deputy Director-General for Asia and Middle East and BRICS Sherpa Anil Sooklal told reporters that Putin would not attend the summit physically, but he would attend the summit virtually and would be involved in all of the sessions where the leaders are partaking
South Africa’s Deputy Director-General for Asia and Middle East and BRICS Sherpa Anil Sooklal told reporters that Putin would not attend the summit physically, but he would attend the summit virtually and would be involved in all of the sessions where the leaders are partaking.
The announcement that the Russian leader would not be attending follows months of speculation over whether he would travel to South Africa. The possibility that Putin would attend posed a diplomatic dilemma for South Africa who, as a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC), would be obliged to arrest him if he sets foot in the country.
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Putin is under an arrest warrant from the ICC for alleged war crimes related to the war in Ukraine. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said arresting him would be a “declaration of war”. Moscow denied that it had told South Africa an arrest would mean war.
