Russian President Vladimir Putin, who won’t attend the BRICS nations summit in South Africa subsequent month, stated on Saturday that he didn’t that the go to can be “extra necessary than him staying in Russia”. He added that whereas he’ll participate within the summit through video hyperlink, Russian International Minister Sergey Lavrov will journey to South Africa.

On July 19, the South African authorities had knowledgeable of Putin not attending the Summit in August.

“By mutual settlement, President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation won’t attend the summit” Vincent Magwenya, a spokesman for President Cyril Ramaphosa, stated in an announcement.

Based on studies, whereas Putin was formally invited to the BRICS summit as a result of happen in Johannesburg between August 22 and 24, Pretoria has been underneath heavy home and worldwide strain to not host him. This comes amid an issue over an arrest warrant issued in opposition to him by the Worldwide Felony Courtroom (ICC) – which is accusing him of being liable for the warfare crimes dedicated in Ukraine and on suspicion of “illegal deportation of kids and illegal switch of individuals from the territory of Ukraine to the Russian Federation”.

As Putin leaves Russian soil, he may very well be arrested as he can be topic to the arrest warrant.

Reportedly, South Africa’s greatest opposition social gathering, Democratic Alliance, has gone to court docket to attempt to drive the authorities to arrest Putin. Nevertheless, the nation earlier has refused to arrest him.